It's early days in the Premier League 2 Divison Two and both Crystal Palace U23 and Aston Villa U23 are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Crystal Palace U23 form and stats
A Premier League 2 Divison Two draw at home so far for Crystal Palace U23. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 11 matches.
In their previous game, the manager R. Shaw led his Crystal to a defeat in the Premier League 2 Divison Two match away at Norwich City U23. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Selhurst Park. In the match before that, Crystal hosted West Bromwich Albion U23 and drew the game 3-3.
Early season league goal statistics from Crystal Palace U23's 1 home game: 3 goals, 3 conceded.
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
Aston Villa U23 have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two were 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 8 fixtures.
The manager M. Delaney was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League 2 Divison Two match played at their home ground Bodymoor Heath Training Ground. Aston Villa U23 suffered a 1-2 loss to Reading U23 (placed 10th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Norwich City U23.
1 goal so far away for Aston Villa U23, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Crystal Palace U23 missing players
Aston Villa U23 missing players
| Crystal Palace U23 | Aston Villa U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 25% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 56% |
| Crystal Palace U23 | Last season | Aston Villa U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 11 | Played | P | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 7 | 27 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 90% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 82% | ||
| 67% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | ||
| 33% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 41% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 24% | ||
| 57% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 59% | ||
| 14% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 38% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 187 | 101 | Total Shots | T S | 82 | 190 | ||
| 66 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 28 | 71 | ||
| 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Wolves U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Fulham U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Stoke City U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Reading U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 12 | Leeds U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Sunderland U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Watford U23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | Coventry U23 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 39 |
| 3 | Millwall U23 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Cardiff U23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -5 | 32 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Bristol City U23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 8 | Ipswich U23 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace U23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 16 |
| 10 | Colchester U23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 16 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham United U23 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 37 | 46 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U23 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 24 | -9 | 26 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Swansea City U23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 21 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Fulham U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Norwich City U23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 28 | -43 | 1 |