Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bournemouth U23 & West Bromwich Albion U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This could be an exciting game with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Bournemouth U23 form and stats
Bournemouth was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Premier League Cup.The overall league stats playing at home this season for Bournemouth U23 are 0-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Arsenal U23 in the Premier League Cup last time out and are looking for a win here.
A Premier League Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at West Bromwich Albion U23.West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of West Bromwich Albion U23 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. Total Premier League Cup statistics for West Bromwich Albion U23: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Bromwich had fun at their own home (Vitality Stadium) last time out, beating Middlesbrough U23 3-2. Cleary (3) scored. It's hard not to mention Cleary's lethal finishing against Middlesbrough U23. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Prior to that match, the Bromwich manager Beale faced defeat when travelling to Southampton U23 and losing 1-3.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fulham U23 in just four days.
Bromwich are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. Bromwich have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other before this match year: West Bromwich Albion U23 - Bournemouth 2-0. Stats for the prior three meetings between these two squads are: one win for Bournemouth, one draw and one win for West Bromwich Albion U23. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Bournemouth U23 missing players
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
| Bournemouth U23 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 8 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 29 | 49 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 90% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 57% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 68% | ||
| 14% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 35% | ||
| 13.2 | 12.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Arsenal U23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 3 | Bournemouth U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Southampton U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -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 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Arsenal U23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 3 | Bournemouth U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Southampton U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -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 | Fulham U23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Burnley U23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Southampton U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Reading U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 11 |