Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cardiff City U21 & Sunderland U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League Cup game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Reading U21. 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.
Cardiff City U21 form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Cardiff International Sports Stadium as Cardiff City U21 have scored 16 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Professional Development League are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Cardiff City U21's previous match was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 vs Wolves U21 (in Premier League Cup).
Preceding that result, a home victory against Reading U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Goals are plentiful at Cardiff International Sports Stadium in the league this season as Cardiff City U21 has scored 16 goals here in 6 home games. Cardiff City U21 have conceded 13 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Sunderland U21 form and stats
2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sunderland U21 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away.
Two away games in a row for Sunderland, whose manager Murty could celebrate last time after the Premier League Cup win against Reading U21.
The game earlier was the Premier League Cup-battle against Cardiff City U21, a home loss (0-2).
Sunderland U21 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. In the opposite end, Sunderland have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Cardiff City U21 and Sunderland U21 have duelled previously this season: Sunderland U21 - Cardiff City U21 0-2. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Hughes with 2 goals scored against Sunderland U21 in these 1 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Thompson 5 goals | C. Kelly 2 goals | N. Newall 1 goals |
Cardiff City U21 missing players
Sunderland U21 missing players
| Cardiff City U21 | Sunderland U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 8 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Scored | S | 19 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 65% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 29% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 29% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 47% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 29% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7.7 | 7.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 47% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 10.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wolves U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Reading U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Sunderland U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 32 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town U21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 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 | 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 |
