Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Colchester U23 & Fulham U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Colchester U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Professional Development League numbers at home for Colchester U23 so far this season.
The Colchester supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Millwall U23 in Professional Development League and win 2-0.
Prior to that, an away loss at Ipswich U23 in the Professional Development League.Goals decide football matches and Colchester are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 5 league matches. Colchester U23 have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fulham U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Playing away, Fulham U23 have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. Fulham have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena.
Two travels in a row for Fulham, whose manager S. Wigley could celebrate last time after the Premier League 2 Divison Two win against Burnley U23. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager S. Wigley when L. D'Auria-Henry scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Middlesbrough U23 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.A new game in only three days for Fulham U23, the Premier League 2 Divison Two home match versus Stoke City U23. Busy days.
Fulham have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 10 goals from 5 away matches. Fulham U23 have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last two meetings involving these two contenders are: zero wins for Colchester, zero draws and two wins for Fulham U23. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
![]() T. Ablade 7 goals | ![]() S. Hilton 4 goals | ![]() C. McAvoy 3 goals |
Colchester U23 missing players
Fulham U23 missing players
| Colchester U23 | Fulham U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 45 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.4 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 12.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 37% | ||
| 10.8 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Colchester U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Southend U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 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 | Cardiff U23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 24 |
| 2 | Bristol City U23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Millwall U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Colchester U23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Ipswich U23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Charlton U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Watford U23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 9 | Swansea City U23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 18 |
| 5 | Burnley U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Norwich City U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Southampton U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Reading U23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Birmingham U23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough U23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 9 |