National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Blackburn Rovers U23 or Crystal Palace U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Blackburn Rovers U23 form and stats
Last season, Blackburn Rovers U23's Premier League Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at The County Ground as Blackburn Rovers U23 have scored 7 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
A good away victory last time out for Blackburn Rovers U23, who won 3-2 against Newcastle Utd U23. Before that, Blackburn Rovers U23 had a Premier League Cup home game versus Burnley U23 which ended with a victory 2-1.
The Blackburn Rovers U23 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. From these home matches, Blackburn Rovers U23 have conceded only 4 goals.
Crystal Palace U23 form and stats
Crystal Palace U23 have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Professional Development League, after 2-0-4 (6 played). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Premier League Cup stats, they have 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses both home and away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Shaw, the Crystal Palace U23 manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Crystal Palace U23 delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Queens Park Rangers U23 in their previous match; a Professional Development League game. A 1-2 defeat away at Ipswich U23 before that.
A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Queens Park Rangers U23. Crystal Palace U23 were trailing 0-2 but refused surrender and clawed their way back to 3-3, with R. Street scoring the equalizer. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Crystal Palace U23, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Crystal Palace U23 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Crystal Palace U23 have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Crystal Palace U23 - Blackburn Rovers U23 1-3 played earlier this season.Blackburn Rovers U23 missing players
Crystal Palace U23 missing players
| Blackburn Rovers U23 | Crystal Palace U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 48 | 20 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 22 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 90% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 228 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 90 | 239 | ||
| 114 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 93 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 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 | Brighton U23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Southampton U23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Wolves U23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Tottenham U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Arsenal U23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Chelsea U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Manchester City U23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Leicester City U23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Everton U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Liverpool U23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Manchester United U23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sunderland U23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough U23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Stoke City U23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 21 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby County U23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 23 | West Ham United U23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 4 |
| 25 | Gjilani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Kek-U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | Watford U23 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Millwall U23 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Coventry U23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Cardiff U23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Bristol City U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 8 | Ipswich U23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | Colchester U23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 14 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace U23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 12 |