Middlesbrough U23 and Burnley U23 club members can't wait for Premier League 2 Divison Two meet at Heritage Park

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Divison Two
Competition: Sun 19.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Heritage Park (34988 seats)

Middlesbrough U23 have some points to catch up on from their 13th place, and the job starts vs Burnley U23. Read more!

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • All of Burnley U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Middlesbrough U23 form and stats

Middlesbrough U23 have played 7 Premier League 2 Divison Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Middlesbrough faced defeat in their previous match, away at West Bromwich Albion U23 (2-3).

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Reading U23.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Middlesbrough handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, three draws and six defeats.

Middlesbrough U23 has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Burnley U23 form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

There were no winners in Burnley U23's previous match, a Premier League 2 Divison Two home game that ended 1-1 vs Nottingham U23 (placed 12th).

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Stoke City U23.

We have checked recent matches where Burnley U23 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were three victories, two draws and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sheffield Utd U23 in just three days.

Burnley find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Burnley's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Burnley U23 - Middlesbrough 2-0 was the end result in these teams' latest h2h match, earlier this season. Middlesbrough U23-Burnley U23 H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Middlesbrough U23 two wins, Burnley U23 two wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Burnley U23M. Mellon
M. Mellon
5 goals
MiddlesbroughI. Fletcher
I. Fletcher
3 goals

Middlesbrough U23 missing players

Burnley U23 missing players

Middlesbrough U23 Burnley U23
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 6 14
4 3 1 Won W 1 2 5
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 3
10 4 1 Lost L 0 3 6
17 9 3 Scored S 3 8 22
27 11 3 Conceded C 2 11 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 93%
71% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
29% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 36%
21% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 29%
64% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 71%
7% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 14%
29% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 14%
 
4.8 5.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4 4.5
6.1 5.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 4.5 4.8
2.4 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.9
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
10.8 10.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 7.2 9.8
4.1 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.7 4.5
30% 38% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 36% 32%
 
10.6 9.1 5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 12 11.6
4.4 3.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 4.7 5.2
Key stats in Premier League 2 Divison Two this season:
  • All of Burnley U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Burnley U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Middlesbrough U23 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Fulham U23 13 11 1 1 33 11 8 8 0 0 23 4 5 3 1 1 10 7 22 34
2 Norwich City U23 15 8 2 5 43 33 8 5 0 3 21 18 7 3 2 2 22 15 10 26
3 West Bromwich Albion U23 14 7 4 3 27 24 7 5 2 0 14 8 7 2 2 3 13 16 3 25
4 Stoke City U23 14 7 3 4 18 22 7 4 1 2 11 13 7 3 2 2 7 9 -4 24
5 Aston Villa U23 13 6 4 3 35 24 7 3 3 1 19 12 6 3 1 2 16 12 11 22
6 Newcastle Utd U23 13 6 2 5 25 22 7 3 2 2 15 10 6 3 0 3 10 12 3 20
7 Burnley U23 14 5 3 6 22 23 8 3 2 3 14 12 6 2 1 3 8 11 -1 18
8 Wolves U23 14 5 3 6 15 25 7 3 1 3 7 12 7 2 2 3 8 13 -10 18
9 Southampton U23 15 5 2 8 23 25 6 3 1 2 13 7 9 2 1 6 10 18 -2 17
10 Sunderland U23 13 5 1 7 25 26 5 1 0 4 11 15 8 4 1 3 14 11 -1 16
11 Reading U23 14 3 5 6 18 27 8 2 3 3 11 13 6 1 2 3 7 14 -9 14
12 Nottingham U23 13 3 4 6 18 20 5 1 3 1 9 6 8 2 1 5 9 14 -2 13
13 Middlesbrough U23 14 4 0 10 17 27 7 3 0 4 9 11 7 1 0 6 8 16 -10 12
14 Birmingham U23 13 3 2 8 18 28 6 2 0 4 7 12 7 1 2 4 11 16 -10 11