Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Burnley U23 & Sheffield Utd U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Sheffield Utd U23 played their last game only four days ago, a Professional Development League match. That game was also an away game, at Wigan U23. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Burnley U23 form and stats
Last season, Burnley U23's Premier League Cup journey ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Burnley U23 have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
Burnley U23 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Norwich City U23.
Before that, Burnley U23 played out a Premier League 2 Divison Two draw 1-1 when visiting Wolves U23.A decent goal production from Burnley U23 in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Sheffield Utd U23 form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Professional Development League.
Sheffield Utd U23 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Wigan U23.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Barnsley U23.Sheffield has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. It's not easy to score on Sheffield Utd U23 as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Burnley U23 and Sheffield Utd U23 have met already this season: Sheffield Utd U23 - Burnley U23 0-3. Statistics for the prior seven meetings featuring these two teams are: five wins for Burnley U23, zero draws and two wins for Sheffield Utd U23. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Costelloe 3 goals | N. Tucker 3 goals |
Burnley U23 missing players
Sheffield Utd U23 missing players
| Burnley U23 | Sheffield Utd U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Scored | S | 24 | 47 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Conceded | C | 11 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | ||
| 11 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Everton U23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Peterborough United U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U23 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 | Norwich City U23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | Aston Villa U23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Stoke City U23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Burnley U23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Southampton U23 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Wolves U23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough U23 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 18 |
| 13 | Birmingham U23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 14 | Reading U23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coventry U23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Hull City U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Peterborough United U23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Crewe U23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 16 |
| 6 | Barnsley U23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -17 | 15 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 8 | Wigan U23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
