National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Burnley U23 or Middlesbrough 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. That game was an away game at Barnsley U23, so at least Burnley U23 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Burnley U23 form and stats
Burnley U23 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here as Burnley U23 have scored 19 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Professional Development League are 5-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Premier League Cup, Burnley U23 has performed like this (both home and away): 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Burnley U23 tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games.
In their previous game, led his Burnley U23 to a defeat in the Professional Development League match away at Barnsley U23. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that, Burnley U23 had a Professional Development League home game versus Sheffield Utd U23 which ended with a victory 2-0.
Goals decide football matches and Burnley U23 are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Burnley U23 are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Middlesbrough 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 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
Middlesbrough U23 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-5 to Swansea City U23. A loss against Norwich City U23 was the result prior to that, in a Premier League 2 Divison Two home game.
Middlesbrough U23 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
Middlesbrough U23 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 8 away matches. Middlesbrough U23 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 19 goals in these matches. Middlesbrough U23 can't defend away. 24 goals have been scored by the opposition in 8 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Middlesbrough U23 - Burnley U23 1-1.Burnley U23 missing players
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
| Burnley U23 | Middlesbrough U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 24 | Scored | S | 31 | 47 | ||
| 31 | 9 | Conceded | C | 33 | 54 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 92% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 62% | 48% | ||
| 72% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 232 | 129 | Total Shots | T S | 158 | 308 | ||
| 105 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 71 | 126 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -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 | Nottingham U23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Burnley U23 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Leeds U23 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 34 |
| 4 | Birmingham U23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Wigan U23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Barnsley U23 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Hull City U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 16 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -41 | 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 | West Ham United U23 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 31 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 37 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Swansea City U23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Norwich City U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 14 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 26 | -36 | 1 |