Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Derby County 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!
Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous match. Let's agree to expect an animated fixture!
Derby County U23 form and stats
Last season, County's Premier League Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.Derby County U23's struggle is real here at Loughborough University Football Stadium with only 11 points collected from 11 Premier League 2 Division One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-6.
No payout for Derby County U23 in their previous match, an away game at Manchester United U23 that ended in defeat 2-5.
Ahead of that match, Derby County U23 lost 0-2 at home to Everton U23.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Derby County U23 handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, four draws and one defeat.
The County fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Sheffield Utd U23 form and stats
Sheffield Utd U23 have an excellent away record in the Professional Development League so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games.
The fans enjoyed Sheffield Utd U23's previous fixture versus Hull City U23, a 4-0 win played at home.
Sheffield Utd U23 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
Sheffield has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sheffield Utd U23 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Aghatise 4 goals |
Derby County U23 missing players
Sheffield Utd U23 missing players
| Derby County U23 | Sheffield Utd U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Scored | S | 21 | 48 | ||
| 49 | 24 | Conceded | C | 10 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | ||
| 10.5 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 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 | Manchester City U23 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Arsenal U23 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 36 |
| 3 | West Ham United U23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Manchester United U23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Tottenham U23 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | Leicester City U23 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 27 |
| 8 | Liverpool U23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Everton U23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 10 | Brighton U23 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Leeds U23 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Chelsea U23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Derby County U23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 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 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | Hull City U23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | -5 | 24 |
| 4 | Crewe U23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -10 | 19 |
| 5 | Peterborough United U23 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Wigan U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 7 | Barnsley U23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -19 | 17 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
