Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Blackburn Rovers U21 & Peterborough United U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are hectic days for the hometeam, as they were in action only three days ago in the Premier League 2 Division One. This match was also played here at Lancashire FA County Ground. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Peterborough United U21 have had more rest.
Blackburn Rovers U21 form and stats
2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League 2 Division One numbers at home for Blackburn Rovers U21 so far this season.
Blackburn Rovers U21's last game was hosting Everton U21 and winning 4-2. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
A strong away win before that one, visiting Wolves U21 and winning 1-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League 2 Division One game versus Arsenal U21 in only four days. This game is also played here at Lancashire FA County Ground.
Blackburn can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times.
Peterborough United U21 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Peterborough United U21 so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose).
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Premier League Cup home loss versus Brentford U21 with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
Before that game, the win at home against Aston Villa U21 in the Premier League Cup (4-1).
Peterborough United U21 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). For Peterborough, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the result Peterborough United U21 - Blackburn Rovers U21 2-3 written in the official records. Leonard loves to face Peterborough United U21 and have scored 3 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Leonard 6 goals | J. Horlock 2 goals | H. Wood 2 goals |
Blackburn Rovers U21 missing players
Peterborough United U21 missing players
| Blackburn Rovers U21 | Peterborough United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 19 | 8 | Played | P | 9 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 21 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 79% | 88% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 79% | ||
| 53% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 58% | ||
| 26% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 42% | ||
| 58% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 84% | ||
| 5% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 5% | ||
| 37% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.1 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 45% | ||
| 13.6 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10 | ||
| 5.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brentford U21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 3 | Peterborough United U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City U21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 27 |
| 2 | Chelsea U21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | Liverpool U21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Manchester United U21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 16 |
| 11 | Wolves U21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 12 | West Ham United U21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| 13 | Leicester U21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Burnley U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Hull City U21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | Peterborough United U21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Birmingham City U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Coventry City U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
| 18 | Barnsley U21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
