Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Burnley U23 & Blackburn Rovers U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Burnley U23 form and stats
Burnley U23 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Burnley U23 have performed here at Globe Arena this season with 5 wins from 9 Professional Development League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. 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 Globe Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games.
Happy days for Burnley U23 in their previous game, a Premier League Cup match away at Crystal Palace U23 that ended with a 1-0 victory. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Bolton U23.
There will be little rest for Burnley U23 after this match as they are travelling to Sheffield Wed U23 for a Professional Development League game in only four days.
Burnley U23 can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. From these home matches, Burnley U23 have conceded only 7 goals.
Blackburn Rovers U23 form and stats
Blackburn Rovers U23 was sent out of Premier League Cup in the quarter-finals last season.The visitors are W4-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. 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.
Two away games in a row for Blackburn Rovers U23, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Middlesbrough U23 in the Premier League Cup. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Crystal Palace U23 in the Premier League Cup.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Blackburn Rovers U23 are regular goalscorers on their travels. Blackburn Rovers U23 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Blackburn Rovers U23 - Burnley U23 2-1 played earlier this season.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 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Scored | S | 28 | 48 | ||
| 28 | 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% | ||
| 52% | 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% | ||
| 72% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 241 | 132 | Total Shots | T S | 90 | 224 | ||
| 107 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 107 | ||
| 39% | 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 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 | Nottingham U23 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Wigan U23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Birmingham U23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Hull City U23 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Barnsley U23 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -16 | 17 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 39 | -52 | 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 |