Fulham U23 vs Middlesbrough U23 match preview

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Divison Two
Competition: Fri 11.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Imber Court (3000 seats)

Struggling Fulham U23 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Middlesbrough U23 in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Fulham U23 has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Middlesbrough U23 has the most scored goals (22) in Premier League 2 Divison Two

Fulham U23 and Middlesbrough U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Fulham U23 form and stats

Fulham U23 have played three Premier League 2 Divison Two home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Fulham's previous game was a Premier League 2 Divison Two match also played at home, ending 5-2 versus Crystal Palace U23 (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Aston Villa U23 with a 3-2 scoreline.

A very satisfying win for Fulham against Crystal Palace U23 last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through J. Tiehi's goal in the 82nd minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Fulham U23, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Crystal Palace U23. Fun stuff to watch! What a game it was for F. Carvalho when beating Crystal Palace U23, applying the finishing touch to three goals!

The Fulham manager M. Pembridge has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Fulham U23 have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Middlesbrough U23 form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Divison Two matches, Middlesbrough U23, who have the most scored goals (22) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, have produced an overall stat of 3-1-1 so far. It’s been three wins in a row for Middlesbrough on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Middlesbrough failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League 2 Divison Two home match vs Reading U23 (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Preceding that game was the away victory against Wolves U23 with the score of 4-1.

Leading 2-0 was not enough for Middlesbrough in their fight with Reading U23 last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss.

Middlesbrough are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (15 goals from 5 away games). As opposed to that, Middlesbrough have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Fulham U23-Middlesbrough U23 H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Fulham U23 one win, Middlesbrough U23 four wins, one draw. four of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Fulham U23J. Tiehi
J. Tiehi
7 goals
FulhamF. Carvalho
F. Carvalho
6 goals
Middlesbrough U23R. Burrell
R. Burrell
4 goals

Fulham U23 missing players

Middlesbrough U23 missing players

Fulham U23 Middlesbrough U23
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 3 1 Played P 2 5 9
4 1 0 Won W 1 3 5
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
6 2 1 Lost L 0 1 3
20 6 0 Scored S 8 15 22
21 6 2 Conceded C 2 5 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 78%
90% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 67%
40% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 80% 56%
30% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 40% 33%
70% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 44%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 33%
20% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 0.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.1 10 12 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12 11
5.7 5.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 5.4 4.8
35% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 56% 51%
Key stats in Premier League 2 Divison Two this season:
  • All of Fulham U23's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Fulham U23 has the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Fulham U23 has the most matches over the total-line (9) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Fulham U23 has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Fulham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Middlesbrough U23 has the most scored goals (15) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Middlesbrough U23 has the most scored goals (22) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Middlesbrough U23 has the the best goal difference (+10) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Middlesbrough U23 has the the best goal difference (+13) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Middlesbrough U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Middlesbrough U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Middlesbrough U23 have scored at least twice as many goals away as Fulham U23 have scored 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 Middlesbrough U23 9 5 1 3 22 9 4 2 0 2 7 4 5 3 1 1 15 5 13 16
2 Norwich City U23 9 5 1 3 13 9 5 3 1 1 9 4 4 2 0 2 4 5 4 16
3 Leeds U23 9 5 1 3 19 16 5 4 1 0 11 4 4 1 0 3 8 12 3 16
4 West Bromwich Albion U23 8 4 2 2 14 10 5 3 1 1 9 5 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 14
5 Wolves U23 9 4 1 4 18 15 5 3 0 2 11 9 4 1 1 2 7 6 3 13
6 Aston Villa U23 9 4 1 4 15 13 4 1 0 3 6 7 5 3 1 1 9 6 2 13
7 Crystal Palace U23 10 4 1 5 19 21 4 2 1 1 11 5 6 2 0 4 8 16 -2 13
8 Reading U23 9 4 1 4 13 25 3 2 0 1 6 8 6 2 1 3 7 17 -12 13
9 Stoke City U23 9 4 0 5 12 12 5 3 0 2 9 4 4 1 0 3 3 8 0 12
10 Fulham U23 10 4 0 6 20 21 3 1 0 2 6 6 7 3 0 4 14 15 -1 12
11 Sunderland U23 9 4 0 5 20 23 5 2 0 3 11 17 4 2 0 2 9 6 -3 12
12 Burnley U23 9 3 2 4 11 15 5 2 1 2 8 9 4 1 1 2 3 6 -4 11
13 Newcastle Utd U23 9 3 1 5 13 20 6 2 1 3 8 15 3 1 0 2 5 5 -7 10