National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Birmingham U23 or Huddersfield Town U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
Birmingham was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Premier League Cup.Only two Premier League 2 Divison Two home games for Birmingham U23 so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
A nice win for Birmingham last time playing, versus Sunderland U23. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Leo Dos Reis scoring for the victors.
A Premier League 2 Divison Two defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at West Bromwich Albion U23.Huddersfield Town U23 form and stats
Huddersfield Town U23 was sent out of Premier League Cup in the group stage last season.Two travels in a row for Huddersfield, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Premier League Cup win against Oxford Utd U23. As you can tell from the result, the match against Oxford Utd U23 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Wigan U23 in the Premier League Cup.Huddersfield Town U23 find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Huddersfield rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Birmingham U23 three wins, zero draws and Huddersfield Town U23 one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Birmingham U23 missing players
Huddersfield Town U23 missing players
| Birmingham U23 | Huddersfield Town U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 59 | 26 | Scored | S | 23 | 46 | ||
| 37 | 15 | Conceded | C | 25 | 40 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12.3 | ||
| 6.6 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.8 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 24% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Norwich City U23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Reading U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Wolves U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Birmingham U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | Burnley U23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Nottingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 14 | Southampton U23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 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 | Bolton U23 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Nottingham U23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town U23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Leeds U23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | Birmingham U23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 9 | Hull City U23 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Burnley U23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 17 |
| 11 | Barnsley U23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 11 |