The Premier League 2 Divison Two league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Middlesbrough U23 and Burnley U23 are placed 3rd and 12th respectively.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Middlesbrough and Burnley U23.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Middlesbrough U23 have only played one Premier League 2 Divison Two game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 4 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats from 9 matches.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Leeds U23 (0-1).
As mentioned above, Middlesbrough "killed" Sunderland U23 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. I. Fletcher was absolutely essential when Middlesbrough beat Sunderland U23 6-0, scoring three goals.
At Heritage Park, Middlesbrough U23 has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Burnley U23 form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Premier League 2 Divison Two ended in defeat. Last season Burnley U23 had these away match statistics: Played 12; won 6, drew 4 and lost 2.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Newcastle Utd U23.
Burnley U23 have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Middlesbrough, one draw and zero wins for Burnley U23. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  I. Fletcher 3 goals |  R. Burrell 2 goals |  M. Thompson 2 goals |
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
Burnley U23 missing players
| Middlesbrough U23 | Burnley U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | 11 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 33% |
- Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest conceded goals (3) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the most matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the the best goal difference (+7) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
| Middlesbrough U23 | Last season | Burnley U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 12 | 21 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Scored | S | 22 | 41 | ||
| 43 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 83% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 90% | ||
| 72% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 67% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 56% | 44% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 19% | ||
| 72% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | ||
| 17% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | ||
| 11% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 5% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 219 | 113 | Total Shots | T S | 94 | 217 | ||
| 90 | 42 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 95 | ||
| 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Wolves U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 6 | Leeds U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Reading U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 8 | Fulham U23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Stoke City U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Burnley U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Sunderland U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Nottingham U23 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 32 | 47 |
| 2 | Burnley U23 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Leeds U23 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Wigan U23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Birmingham U23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 6 | Hull City U23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Barnsley U23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 41 | -58 | 4 |
England: