10th- against 5th spot might not sound all that inviting. But: We have the facts that makes Nottingham U23 - Aston Villa U23 (even) more intriguing!
- Nottingham U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aston Villa U23 have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
Nottingham U23 and Aston Villa 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.
Nottingham U23 form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League 2 Divison Two for Nottingham U23 at their home stadium (Nottingham Forest Football Academy) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The home team returns to Nottingham Forest Football Academy after drawing with Sunderland U23 (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Newcastle Utd U23 and winning 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nottingham U23 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost one.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League Cup game versus Middlesbrough U23 in only four days. This game is also played here at Nottingham Forest Football Academy.
A decent goal production from Nottingham U23 in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
Playing away, Aston Villa U23 have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. Aston Villa U23 has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Two away games in a row for Aston Villa U23, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Newcastle Utd U23.
Before that, Villa secured a home win against Reading U23 with the score 4-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Aston Villa U23 playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were two Aston Villa U23 wins, zero draws and seven defeats.
Aston Villa U23 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 8 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the contenders faced each other earlier this season; Aston Villa U23 - Nottingham 5-2. One of the stars has been Young with 2 goals scored against Nottingham U23 in these 1 games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Swan 7 goals |
Nottingham U23 missing players
Aston Villa U23 missing players
| Nottingham U23 | Aston Villa U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 25 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 94% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 71% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 47% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 35% | 57% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 59% |
| 24% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 47% |
| 59% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 76% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 18% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 5.9 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 13.1 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 32% | 38% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 49% | 50% |
| 11 | 11.6 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 13.2 | 11.9 |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5 |
- All of Aston Villa U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aston Villa U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Aston Villa U23 have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Aston Villa U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Nottingham U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nottingham U23 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Norwich City U23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 7 | Burnley U23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Southampton U23 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Wolves U23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 10 | Nottingham U23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Sunderland U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough U23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 13 | Birmingham U23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 16 |
| 14 | Reading U23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 14 |
