Both Nottingham U23 and Norwich City U23 are aching for points in this fixture, despite the away team holding a 13 point lead from earlier matches.
- Nottingham U23 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Norwich City U23 have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
Only a few days to rest for the hosting team, as they had a Premier League 2 Divison Two match only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Fulham U23, was also a home game here at The City Ground. The away team is better rested.
Nottingham U23 form and stats
Nottingham U23's struggle is real here at The City Ground with only 6 points collected from 6 Premier League 2 Divison Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-2. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Nottingham, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Nottingham fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League 2 Divison Two game also here at The City Ground: A 1-2 defeat against Fulham U23 (placed 1st).
Prior to that, an away loss at Blackburn Rovers U23 in the Premier League Cup.Nottingham have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The City Ground with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Nottingham have conceded 8 in these home matches. When Nottingham hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Reading U23, Birmingham U23, Southampton U23 and Middlesbrough U23), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Norwich City U23 form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Norwich City U23, who have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season.
Hills, Rowe, Dickson-Peters and Clarke scored in Norwich's previous match, the home game against Southampton U23 that ended 4-3. As you can tell from the result, the match against Southampton U23 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Hills came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Southampton U23 last time out, making the manager Neilson feel like a tactical genius. The end of the last match, against Southampton U23, was very satisfying as Hills scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
It was a Premier League Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Derby County U23 wasn't a success with a 2-5 loss.Norwich are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (22 goals from 7 away games). For Norwich City U23, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled before this season: Norwich City U23 - Nottingham 4-2. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding three meetings): Nottingham won one game, one match ended with a tie and Norwich City U23 got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneNottingham U23 missing players
Norwich City U23 missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | 43 |
| 22 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 86% | 73% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 71% | 67% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 73% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 13% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 6 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 12.5 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 10.1 | 11.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 31% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 67% | 53% |
| 11.6 | 12.2 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 12.1 | 13.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
- All of Norwich City U23's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Norwich City U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Norwich City U23 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Norwich City U23 have scored more than double the goals of Nottingham U23.
- Norwich City U23 have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 have the most conceded goals (33) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 have the most scored goals (22) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Norwich City U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nottingham U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nottingham U23 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Nottingham U23 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U23 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 40 |
| 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 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 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 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Burnley U23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Sunderland U23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 10 | Southampton U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough U23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 15 |
| 12 | Reading U23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 13 | Nottingham U23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 12 |
