Stoke City U23 prepare for this after their 1-1 result against Sunderland U23, a game they learned a lot from. How will they do against Sunderland U23?
- Stoke City U23 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Stoke City U23 form and stats
Stoke City U23 have performed here this season with 9 wins from 12 Premier League 2 Divison Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Stoke has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Leeds U23 defeat 119 days ago.
In the match before that, Stoke hosted Sunderland U23 and drew the game 0-0.
A decent goal production from Stoke City U23 in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 12 league matches. Stoke are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sunderland U23 form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two, are W5-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
A 0-0 draw at Stoke City U23's stadium before that.
Sunderland U23 find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Sunderland have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sunderland U23 - Stoke 1-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Stoke three wins, four draws and Sunderland U23 zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hawkes 13 goals |  E. Varian 9 goals |
Stoke City U23 missing players
Sunderland U23 missing players
| Stoke City U23 | Sunderland U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 41 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 42 |
| 30 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | 62% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 54% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 62% |
| 25% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 41% | 50% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | 51% |
- Stoke City U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Stoke City U23 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Stoke City U23 have the most points from losing position (20) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have the most clean sheets (5) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds U23 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 56 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | Wolves U23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Sunderland U23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough U23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Burnley U23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 | Aston Villa U23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Fulham U23 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 30 |
| 11 | Norwich City U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -12 | 25 |
| 13 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -16 | 25 |