Season ticket holders at The County Ground haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Burnley U23 languishing in the 9th position so far. The guesting Middlesbrough U23 will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Burnley U23 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest conceded goals (20) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Burnley U23 form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Burnley U23 have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.
Burnley faced defeat in their previous match, away at Crystal Palace U23 (0-1). Ahead of that match, Burnley U23 lost 1-2 at home to Stoke City U23.
Burnley has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Burnley U23 defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
3-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Middlesbrough U23, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away.
Middlesbrough U23 delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sunderland U23 (placed 11th) in their previous match; a Premier League 2 Divison Two game. The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Leeds U23.
A quick return to home after this game, as Middlesbrough are hosting Norwich City U23 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two only four days away.
The Middlesbrough U23 manager G. Lee has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Middlesbrough in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Burnley U23 and Middlesbrough U23 have met before this season: Middlesbrough U23 - Burnley 3-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Burnley victories, one draw and two Middlesbrough U23 wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Thompson 5 goals |
Burnley U23 missing players
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
| Burnley U23 | Middlesbrough U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| 23 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 87% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 86% |
| 60% | 78% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 57% |
| 40% | 56% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 20% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 53% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 57% |
| 27% | 11% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 21% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 8.8 | 9 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 57% | 51% |
- Burnley U23 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Burnley U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest conceded goals (20) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the the best goal difference (+6) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Middlesbrough 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 | Leeds U23 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Reading U23 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -9 | 22 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Wolves U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Fulham U23 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 19 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Burnley U23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Norwich City U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Sunderland U23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 13 |