Premier League 2 Divison Two prediction and preview: Newcastle United U21 modest betting favourite to subdue Derby County U21

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Divison Two
Competition: Fri 26.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blue Flames Ground

Yet another action-packed game in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Newcastle United U21 is in the 9th place after featuring in three games. They welcome Derby County U21 who are placed 11th after three fixtures.

Insights:
  • Derby County U21 have the most conceded goals (12) in Premier League 2 Divison Two

Newcastle United U21 and Derby County U21 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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Newcastle United U21 form and stats

0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Newcastle United U21 have to build on here at Blue Flames Ground in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Newcastle United U21 has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Dickman and the players.

In their previous game, the manager Dickman led his Newcastle United U21 to a defeat away at Norwich City U21. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Blue Flames Ground. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Ahead of that match, Newcastle United U21 lost 0-1 at home to Stoke City U21.

Newcastle are traveling soon after this match as the EFL Trophy match at Doncaster Rovers awaits in four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Newcastle United U21's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.

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Derby County U21 form and stats

0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Derby County U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Derby County U21 as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Leeds United U21 match.

Home advantage was not enough for Derby County U21 in their previous game as they lost hosting Sunderland U21, 0-4. County lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

Prior to that match, the Derby County U21 manager Lyons faced defeat when travelling to Middlesbrough U21 and losing 1-3.

1 goal so far away for Derby County U21, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.

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Top Goalscorers

Newcastle United U21M. Ndiwani
M. Ndiwani
1 goals
Newcastle United U21D. Stephenson
D. Stephenson
1 goals
NewcastleJ. Turner-Cook
J. Turner-Cook
1 goals

Newcastle United U21 missing players

Derby County U21 missing players

Newcastle United U21 Derby County U21
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 1 1 Lost L 0 1 3
3 0 0 Scored S 0 1 3
7 1 1 Conceded C 0 3 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
8.5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 15 10
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 7
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.5
21% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 20%
 
6.5 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 16 15
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 9 7.5
Key stats in Premier League 2 Divison Two this season:
  • Derby County U21 have the most conceded goals (12) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Derby County U21 have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Derby County U21 have the most conceded goals in the second half (7) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Derby County U21 have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Premier League 2 Divison Two