National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Birmingham City U21 or Southampton U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Birmingham City U21 form and stats
Birmingham City U21's previous fixture was a Premier League Cup game also played at their home, ending 1-0 versus Everton U21. The home team hope to to build on that result.
In the game before, 1-1 away to Everton U21 (Premier League Cup).
Southampton U21 form and stats
3-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Southampton U21 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away.
The regulars enjoyed Southampton's previous fixture versus Colchester United U21, a Premier League Cup win (7-1) played at home.
Earlier, the Premier League Cup win away at Colchester United U21.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. The Southampton U21 manager Horseman has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the sides played each other previously this season; Southampton U21 - Birmingham City U21 4-0.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bellis 3 goals |
Birmingham City U21 missing players
Southampton U21 missing players
| Birmingham City U21 | Southampton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 9 | Played | P | 19 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 12 | 12 | ||
| 24 | 15 | Scored | S | 35 | 61 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 39 | 43 | ||
| 88% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 59% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 89% | 84% | ||
| 47% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 29% | 44% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 37% | 40% | ||
| 53% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 68% | ||
| 35% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 12% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.1 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 10.1 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 47% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 50% | ||
| 11.1 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 10.6 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
| 2 | Everton U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Birmingham City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 | Colchester United U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
| 2 | Everton U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Birmingham City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 | Colchester United U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
| 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 United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
