This could be an interesting match as Stoke City U23 have their presumed home advantage while Newcastle Utd U23 are ahead 12 points in the Premier League 2 Divison Two table.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Stoke City U23 form and stats
4-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Stoke City U23 so far this season.The Stoke City U23 fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League Cup game also here at Bet365 Stadium: A 1-4 defeat against Blackburn Rovers U23. A 2-2 draw away in the Premier League 2 Divison Two before that, with Norwich City U23 the opponent.
Goals decide football matches and Stoke City U23 are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Stoke City U23 defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games.
Newcastle Utd U23 form and stats
5-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Newcastle Utd U23, who have the most scored goals (41) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, in their matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Newcastle Utd U23 are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.Newcastle Utd U23 won their last game, 3-2 versus Derby County U23 played at home. Before that, Newcastle Utd U23 secured a home win against Wolves U23 with the score 2-0.
With an average of more than two away goals per game, Newcastle Utd U23 are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Newcastle Utd U23 have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Newcastle Utd U23 - Stoke City U23 3-2 earlier this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Stoke City U23, 0 draws and 2 wins for Newcastle Utd U23.Top Goalscorers
  O. Shenton 6 goals / 4 assists |  T. Pemberton 3 goals / 1 assists |   R. Longelo-Mbule 3 goals / 1 assists |
Stoke City U23 missing players
Newcastle Utd U23 missing players
| Stoke City U23 | Newcastle Utd U23 | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | Played | 9 | 19 |
| 35 | 22 | Scored | 18 | 42 |
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | 12 | 30 |
| 94% | 89% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 89% | Over 1.5 | 89% | 89% |
| 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 56% | 68% |
| 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 47% |
| 33% | 44% | Over 4.5 | 33% | 42% |
| 78% | 89% | Both teams to score | 67% | 63% |
| 11% | 11% | Clean Sheet | 22% | 21% |
| 17% | 11% | Failed To Score | 11% | 16% |
- Newcastle Utd U23 hasn'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 | D | P |
| 1 | Wolves U23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Reading U23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Southampton U23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Manchester United U23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Stoke City U23 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough U23 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Norwich City U23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -15 | 19 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 26 | -28 | 10 |
