Premier League 2 Divison Two prediction and preview: West Ham United U23 modest favorites to beat Fulham U23

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Divison Two
Date: Fri 09.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Chigwell Construction Stadium (6078 seats)

West Ham United U23 and Fulham U23 are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Premier League 2 Divison Two season.

It's no vacation for neither West Ham United U23 nor Fulham U23 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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West Ham United U23 form and stats

Last season, West Ham United U23's league statistics were 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, resulting in a 23rd position in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Over these eight matches they scored 3 goals and conceded 9. Playing at home last season West Ham United U23 managed 0-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 1 goal and 5 conceded.

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Fulham U23 form and stats

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Fulham U23 playing away, we found three games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 2 home wins.

Let's have a look at how Fulham U23 performed last season in the Premier League 2 Divison Two: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 6 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 24 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 16/20 goals scored/conceded.

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West Ham United U23 missing players

Fulham U23 missing players

West Ham United U23 Fulham U23
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
1 1 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
2 2 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 1 1
1 1 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
West Ham United U23 Last season Fulham U23
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
22 11   Played   11 22
10 3   Won   2 5
4 3   Drew   3 7
8 5   Lost   6 10
32 15   Scored   16 26
30 19   Conceded   20 34
86% 82%   Over 0.5   91% 95%
64% 64%   Over 1.5   82% 73%
59% 55%   Over 2.5   64% 50%
36% 45%   Over 3.5   36% 27%
18% 27%   Over 4.5   18% 9%
45% 55%   BTTS   64% 50%
32% 18%   Clean Sheets   18% 23%
36% 45%   Failed To Score   27% 32%
 
6.2 7   Corners For (avg)   6.1 6.8
4.7 4.2   Corners Against (avg)   4.7 4.3
1.5 2   Yellow Cards (avg)   1 1.1
1 1   Red Cards   1 1
Key stats last season:
  • Fulham U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

West Ham United U23
All EFL Trophy Premier League 2 Divison Two Premier League International Cup
All Home Away
20-04-18 Pr West Ham United U23 1 - 3 Arsenal U23
30-10-18 Pr West Ham United U23 2 - 1 Porto U23
13-11-18 Pr West Ham United U23 0 - 2 Dinamo Zagreb U23
11-12-18 Pr Southampton U23 3 - 0 West Ham United U23
09-08-19 Pr West Ham United U23 18:00 Fulham U23
17-08-19 Pr Newcastle Utd U23 11:00 West Ham United U23
23-08-19 Pr West Ham United U23 18:00 Reading U23
30-08-19 Pr Manchester United U23 18:00 West Ham United U23
16-09-19 Pr West Ham United U23 18:00 West Bromwich Albion U23
20-09-19 Pr Middlesbrough U23 18:00 West Ham United U23
Fulham U23
All Premier League 2 Divison Two Premier League Cup
All Home Away
14-03-19 PLC Leeds U23 2 - 2 Fulham U23
05-04-19 Pr Fulham U23 0 - 3 Reading U23
15-04-19 Pr Sunderland U23 1 - 1 Fulham U23
26-04-19 Pr Fulham U23 1 - 0 Norwich City U23
09-08-19 Pr West Ham United U23 18:00 Fulham U23
19-08-19 Pr Fulham U23 18:00 West Bromwich Albion U23
26-08-19 Pr Stoke City U23 18:00 Fulham U23
30-08-19 Pr Fulham U23 13:00 Newcastle Utd U23
13-09-19 Pr Manchester United U23 18:00 Fulham U23
20-09-19 Pr Fulham U23 18:00 Reading U23

Last season 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 Brighton U23 13 8 4 1 33 8 7 4 3 0 19 5 6 4 1 1 14 3 25 28
2 Aston Villa U23 13 9 0 4 32 18 6 4 0 2 18 9 7 5 0 2 14 9 14 27
3 Blackburn Rovers U23 11 8 1 2 19 8 6 4 0 2 7 4 5 4 1 0 12 4 11 25
4 Norwich City U23 13 7 1 5 21 19 6 4 0 2 10 9 7 3 1 3 11 10 2 22
5 Southampton U23 13 6 3 4 27 23 6 3 0 3 13 16 7 3 3 1 14 7 4 21
6 Wolves U23 13 5 4 4 20 24 6 2 2 2 8 12 7 3 2 2 12 12 -4 19
7 Swansea City U23 8 5 1 2 12 6 5 4 1 0 11 3 3 1 0 2 1 3 6 16
8 Tottenham U23 8 5 1 2 16 14 4 2 0 2 6 9 4 3 1 0 10 5 2 16
9 Arsenal U23 7 5 0 2 16 9 4 3 0 1 9 4 3 2 0 1 7 5 7 15
10 Chelsea U23 10 5 0 5 18 16 3 2 0 1 5 4 7 3 0 4 13 12 2 15
11 Fulham U23 12 4 3 5 18 20 5 0 2 3 3 9 7 4 1 2 15 11 -2 15
12 Manchester City U23 9 4 2 3 17 8 4 1 1 2 4 5 5 3 1 1 13 3 9 14
13 Reading U23 12 3 3 6 17 23 7 3 2 2 11 10 5 0 1 4 6 13 -6 12
14 Leicester City U23 8 3 2 3 12 10 4 3 1 0 10 2 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 11
15 Everton U23 8 3 1 4 11 16 4 2 0 2 6 7 4 1 1 2 5 9 -5 10
16 Liverpool U23 8 3 0 5 12 13 4 2 0 2 7 4 4 1 0 3 5 9 -1 9
17 Manchester United U23 7 2 3 2 11 12 4 1 1 2 7 9 3 1 2 0 4 3 -1 9
18 Sunderland U23 8 3 0 5 8 17 5 2 0 3 7 12 3 1 0 2 1 5 -9 9
19 Middlesbrough U23 12 2 3 7 15 28 5 1 2 2 8 12 7 1 1 5 7 16 -13 9
20 Stoke City U23 10 2 2 6 13 22 6 2 0 4 9 12 4 0 2 2 4 10 -9 8
21 Newcastle Utd U23 8 2 1 5 11 17 4 1 1 2 4 8 4 1 0 3 7 9 -6 7
22 Derby County U23 7 2 1 4 8 14 3 1 1 1 2 5 4 1 0 3 6 9 -6 7
23 West Ham United U23 8 2 1 5 3 9 4 0 1 3 1 5 4 2 0 2 2 4 -6 7
24 West Bromwich Albion U23 10 1 1 8 10 26 6 1 1 4 6 14 4 0 0 4 4 12 -16 4
25 Gjilani 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
26 Kek-U 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Last season 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 21 13 3 5 43 20 11 9 1 1 28 6 10 4 2 4 15 14 23 42
2 Southampton U23 21 12 4 5 35 21 10 7 1 2 21 10 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 40
3 Reading U23 21 12 3 6 43 31 10 6 2 2 20 12 11 6 1 4 23 19 12 39
4 Newcastle Utd U23 21 13 0 8 45 36 11 6 0 5 24 23 10 7 0 3 21 13 9 39
5 Aston Villa U23 21 10 4 7 33 30 10 5 2 3 18 17 11 5 2 4 15 13 3 34
6 Manchester United U23 21 8 5 8 31 29 11 4 2 5 16 16 10 4 3 3 15 13 2 29
7 Middlesbrough U23 21 6 8 7 32 34 11 2 4 5 14 18 10 4 4 2 18 16 -2 26
8 Stoke City U23 21 6 7 8 40 36 11 5 4 2 26 18 10 1 3 6 14 18 4 25
9 West Bromwich Albion U23 21 5 8 8 32 37 10 3 4 3 15 17 11 2 4 5 17 20 -5 23
10 Fulham U23 21 5 6 10 24 32 10 3 3 4 8 12 11 2 3 6 16 20 -8 21
11 Norwich City U23 21 5 4 12 30 50 11 3 3 5 15 24 10 2 1 7 15 26 -20 19
12 Sunderland U23 21 2 6 13 13 45 10 2 3 5 9 14 11 0 3 8 4 31 -32 12

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