West Bromwich Albion U23 anticipate the arrival of Middlesbrough U23 with belief in securing all three points. Can they? Check our in-depth preview!
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 6 Premier League 2 Divison Two games here at New Bucks Head Ground for West Bromwich Albion U23. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Bromwich have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Bromwich are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Southampton U23.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Reading U23 that ended 1-1.A decent goal production from West Bromwich Albion U23 in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. West Bromwich Albion U23 have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Middlesbrough U23 have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, after 1-0-5 (6 played). Bitter travels for Middlesbrough U23 as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Sunderland U23 match.
Middlesbrough play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Reading U23 (placed 11th).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Norwich City U23.Middlesbrough U23 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 6 games (in the league). The Middlesbrough manager G. Lee has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H game ended Middlesbrough U23 - Bromwich 1-2, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - one - four (Bromwich wins - draws - Middlesbrough U23 wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Cleary 4 goals |  K. Dahrup Zohorè 4 goals |
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | Middlesbrough U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 22 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 69% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 23% |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 77% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 15% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 4.6 | 3.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.3 | 14.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| 5.8 | 7.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 26% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 30% |
| 10 | 6.5 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12.5 | 10.7 |
| 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
- All of Middlesbrough U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Middlesbrough U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Middlesbrough U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points (3) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Middlesbrough U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have not yet lost a game at home.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- West Bromwich Albion U23 have the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- West Bromwich Albion 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 | Fulham U23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 21 |
| 5 | Norwich City U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Wolves U23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 18 |
| 7 | Southampton U23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Burnley U23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Reading U23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 10 |