National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Bournemouth U21 or Derby County U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an enthusiastic game!
AFC Bournemouth U21 form and stats
Bournemouth are returning here after guesting Brighton U21 in a Premier League Cup match and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.
Derby County U21 form and stats
It's not happening yet for Derby County U21 on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Derby County U21, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus West Brom U21.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Newcastle United U21's place.A new game in only three days for County, the Premier League Cup home match versus Queens Park Rangers U21. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Derby County U21 as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
AFC Bournemouth U21 missing players
Derby County U21 missing players
| AFC Bournemouth U21 | Derby County U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 1 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.3 | 8.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 14% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 17 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9.3 | 8.5 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Derby County U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brighton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Derby County U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brighton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
