Sunderland U23 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 12th position in the Premier League 2 Divison Two table. Visiting Crystal Palace U23 holds 6th place with 10 pts.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sunderland U23 form and stats
Sunderland U23, who have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two, have played 4 Premier League 2 Divison Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Sunderland's last game was hosting Wolves U23 (placed 5th) and winning 2-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Aston Villa U23 and winning 2-0.
A decent goal production from Sunderland in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Sunderland's defense is seriously deficient as 15 goals have been conceded in these matches.
Crystal Palace U23 form and stats
Crystal Palace U23 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
The supporters enjoyed Crystal Palace U23's previous game versus Reading U23 (placed 9th), a Premier League 2 Divison Two 6-0 win played at home. A 1-4 defeat away at Leeds U23 before that.
As mentioned above, Crystal Palace U23 was the only team on the pitch versus Reading U23 in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
The attacking power of Crystal when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. For Crystal, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Mbunga-Kimpioka 4 goals |  S. Banks 4 goals | M. Curry 3 goals |
Sunderland U23 missing players
Crystal Palace U23 missing players
| Sunderland U23 | Crystal Palace U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 18 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | 25 | 2 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 21 | 74 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 10 | 35 |
| 50% | 46% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 20% | 37% |
- All of Sunderland U23's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Crystal Palace U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland U23 has the most conceded goals (15) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Sunderland U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Sunderland U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sunderland U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sunderland U23 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Crystal Palace U23 have scored away.
- Sunderland U23 haven’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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Middlesbrough U23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Norwich City U23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Wolves U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 10 | Stoke City U23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | Burnley U23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |