Middlesbrough U21 contest Sunderland U21 for kudos and sporting success.
- Middlesbrough U21 have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
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.
Middlesbrough U21 form and stats
Middlesbrough U21 have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Middlesbrough U21's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Norwich City U21 (placed 2nd). The first defeat after going unbeaten through four league games.
Ahead of that game, a home loss in the Premier League Cup against Huddersfield Town U21.
Both teams on the scoresheet! That has happened in 5 league rounds in a row for this team. Could it happen again?
Middlesbrough U21 are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Heritage Park in their league games, having scored an impressive 8 goals in 3 matches. Middlesbrough have conceded 5 from these games.
Sunderland U21 form and stats
Things could have gone better for Sunderland U21 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Sunderland U21 delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against West Brom U21 (placed 5th) in their previous fixture. A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against West Brom U21. Sunderland U21 were trailing 0-3 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 3-3, with Kelly scoring the equalizer.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Derby County U21 with the score of 4-0.It's early days yet, but Sunderland U21 has scored 6 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Middlesbrough-Sunderland U21 H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Middlesbrough U21 zero wins, Sunderland U21 two wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Thompson 5 goals |   M. Hoppe 3 goals | C. Kavanagh 2 goals |
Middlesbrough U21 missing players
Sunderland U21 missing players
| Middlesbrough U21 | Sunderland U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 8 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 8 | 8.7 | 11 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 13 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 10.3 |
| 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 3.3 |
| 40% | 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 70% |
| 8.5 | 7.7 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 14.3 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 6 |
- Middlesbrough U21 have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
| Middlesbrough U21 | Last season | Sunderland U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 20 | 38 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 82% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 45% | ||
| 45% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 23% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 14% | ||
| 73% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 50% | ||
| 14% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 14% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 18% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 United U21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | Norwich City U21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Southampton U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Sunderland U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Stoke City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 0 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 0 |
