Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bristol City U21 & Sheffield 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!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bristol City U21 form and stats
Home games in the Professional Development League have been a walk in the park for Bristol City U21 so far, with 19 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Bristol City U21 are returning here after visiting Crystal Palace U21 in a Premier League Cup fixture and winning with a 5-2 scoreline.
A 2-2 scoreline against Crystal Palace U21 before that one, played at their own home stadium in the Premier League Cup.
Bristol have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sheffield United U21 form and stats
Two trips in a row for Sheffield United U21, whose manager Collins could celebrate last time after the Premier League Cup win against Newcastle United U21.
Before that, the win at home against Newcastle United U21 in the Premier League Cup (2-1).
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the squads faced each other earlier this campaign; Sheffield United U21 - Bristol City U21 2-1.
Bristol City U21 missing players
Sheffield United U21 missing players
| Bristol City U21 | Sheffield United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | ||
| 94% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 94% | ||
| 78% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 89% | ||
| 61% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 61% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 11% | ||
| 39% | 44% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 11% | ||
| 50% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 22% | 39% | ||
| 50% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | ||
| 6% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 17% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 49% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| 6.2 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Bristol City U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Newcastle United U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 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 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 32 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town U21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
