Burnley U23 will battle it out with Aston Villa U23 in this Premier League 2 Divison Two game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Burnley U23 form and stats
Three Premier League 2 Divison Two home games done for Burnley U23, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Burnley to get some points in this home game. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Burnley, their manager S. Stone and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 230 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Thompson was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Burnley will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Premier League 2 Divison Two game against Middlesbrough U23 (placed 1st). Preceding that match was the home game against Crystal Palace U23 that was lost 0-1.
Burnley U23 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Burnley have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
Aston Villa U23 have six points from their first three away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, meaning two victories and a loss. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Aston, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Aston failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League 2 Divison Two home match vs Sunderland U23 (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that game was the away victory against Wolves U23 with the score of 3-1.
Aston has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Aston have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Philogene-Bidace 2 goals |
Burnley U23 missing players
Aston Villa U23 missing players
| Burnley U23 | Aston Villa U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 33% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 25 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 27 | 56 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 39% |
- Aston Villa U23 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Aston Villa U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Burnley U23 has the fewest scored goals (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Burnley U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Burnley U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Middlesbrough U23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Norwich City U23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Wolves U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 6 | Reading U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 7 | Stoke City U23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Fulham U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace U23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Burnley U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 3 |