National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Burnley U21 or Stoke City U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!
Burnley U21 form and stats
With 2 Professional Development League wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Burnley U21 are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The supporters hope that Burnley will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 2-5 away defeat in the Premier League Cup fixture against Swansea City U21.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Barnsley U21.The Burnley U21 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. As for conceded goals, Burnley U21's unpleasant statistic is 20 goals surrendered.
Stoke City U21 form and stats
1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stoke City U21 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Arsenal U21 in their previous outing. The Premier League Cup battle ended 1-1.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Derby County U21 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.The schedule is very tough for Stoke now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League Cup game at Swansea City U21 is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Stoke City U21 when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. There are big problems for the Stoke City U21 defense as they have conceded 16 goals in 5 away games.
Head 2 Head
Burnley U21 and Stoke City U21 have duelled already this season: Stoke City U21 - Burnley 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGuinness 4 goals | T. Sparrow 2 goals |
Burnley U21 missing players
Stoke City U21 missing players
| Burnley U21 | Stoke City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 8 | Played | P | 13 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | ||
| 38 | 23 | Conceded | C | 27 | 39 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 89% | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 79% | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 63% | ||
| 59% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 53% | ||
| 35% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 21% | ||
| 65% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 53% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 21% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 37% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 43% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | ||
| 8.9 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 11 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Swansea City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoke City U21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Burnley U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -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 | Sheffield United U21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 3 | Burnley U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 4 | Hull City U21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Birmingham City U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Peterborough United U21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 7 | Coventry City U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Barnsley U21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
