Season ticket holders at Birmingham County Football Association Field haven’t seen too many victories this season, with West Bromwich Albion U23 languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Crystal Palace U23 will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Crystal Palace U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
West Bromwich Albion U23 and Crystal Palace 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.
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League 2 Divison Two for West Bromwich Albion U23 at their home stadium (Birmingham County Football Association Field) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Bromwich, their manager D. Burton and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Bromwich are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 208 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by C. Robinson).
Before that game, the home loss against Middlesbrough U23 with the scoreline 0-1.
As you see from the result above, Bromwich suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bromwich have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost three.
West Bromwich Albion U23 has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Bromwich have conceded 16 from these games.
Crystal Palace U23 form and stats
There's been little loot from Crystal Palace U23's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Crystal Palace U23 only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Crystal Palace U23 seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Prior to that match, the Crystal manager S. Derry faced defeat when travelling to Reading U23 and losing 1-2.
Late heartbreak for Crystal in the Sunderland U23 match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
Crystal are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and eight defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
Crystal Palace U23 find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Crystal Palace U23 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 13 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Crystal Palace U23 - Bromwich 3-3.Top Goalscorers
  C. Diaby 6 goals |  S. Spence 6 goals | R. Street 5 goals |
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
Crystal Palace U23 missing players
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | Crystal Palace U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 37 |
| 38 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 79% |
| 76% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 68% |
| 53% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 42% |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 44% | 37% |
| 76% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 32% |
| 12% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.9 | 10.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 41% | 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 38% |
- Crystal Palace U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Crystal Palace U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- West Bromwich Albion U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | Wolves U23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Reading U23 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 28 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U23 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Norwich City U23 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Fulham U23 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -11 | 22 |
| 11 | Sunderland U23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 20 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 17 |