National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Bournemouth U21 or Brighton U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both participants have had time to rest since their last game. Let's aim for an animated match!
AFC Bournemouth U21 form and stats
The story so far in the league for AFC Bournemouth U21 at their home stadium (Vitality Stadium) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
AFC Bournemouth U21's previous fixture was a Premier League Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 2-1 vs Derby County U21. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
Before that, a fine away victory at Brighton U21. A Premier League Cup game.
Brighton U21 form and stats
Playing away, Brighton U21 have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League 2 Division One this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Derby County U21 in their previous outing. The Premier League Cup duel ended 1-1.
Ahead of that, the Premier League Cup victory away at Queens Park Rangers U21.
The travelling fans enjoy Brighton's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. As for defending, Brighton U21 rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The newest logged history featuring both these squads is the Brighton U21 - AFC Bournemouth U21 0-3 played earlier this season.
AFC Bournemouth U21 missing players
Brighton U21 missing players
| AFC Bournemouth U21 | Brighton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 2 | 1 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 28 | 40 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 33 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 88% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 64% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 44% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 72% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 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 | AFC Bournemouth U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Brighton U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | Derby County U21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Brighton U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | Derby County U21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
