National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Burnley U23 or Blackburn Rovers U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Professional Development League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Crewe U23.
Burnley U23 form and stats
Burnley U23 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Burnley U23 are steadily winning Professional Development League games and points here at Boundary Park. 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. On the other hand, in the Premier League Cup, Burnley U23 has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. In general it's been a long time since Burnley U23 tasted defeat here at Boundary Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 189 minutes.
Happy days for Burnley U23 in their previous game, a Professional Development League match away at Crewe U23 that ended with a 3-0 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Crystal Palace U23 and winning 1-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Hull City U23 are coming to town in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Burnley U23's attacking play is working. Burnley U23 have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Blackburn Rovers U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Blackburn Rovers U23 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Premier League Cup stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss both home and away. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Blackburn Rovers U23's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Middlesbrough U23 game.
Blackburn Rovers U23 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Middlesbrough U23. Before that, Blackburn Rovers U23 secured a home win against Crystal Palace U23 with the score 2-0.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Blackburn Rovers U23 are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Blackburn Rovers U23 as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Blackburn Rovers U23 - Burnley U23 2-1.Top Goalscorers
 D. Samuel 6 goals | J. Vale 4 goals |
Burnley U23 missing players
Blackburn Rovers U23 missing players
| Burnley U23 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 28 | 48 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 251 | 132 | Total Shots | T S | 90 | 224 | ||
| 113 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 107 | ||
| 40% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nottingham U23 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 32 | 47 |
| 2 | Burnley U23 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Leeds U23 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Wigan U23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Birmingham U23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 6 | Hull City U23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Barnsley U23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 41 | -58 | 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 | 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 |