Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Everton U21 & Colchester United U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Everton nor Colchester United U21 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everton U21 form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Everton U21 have to build on here at Haig Avenue in the Premier League 2 Division One.
The fans hope that Everton U21 will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Premier League Cup fixture against Birmingham City U21.
Preceding that fixture, a home win hosting Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Everton U21 as they are travelling to their away game against Southampton U21 in the Premier League Cup. That match is four days after this one.
Everton U21 can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 11 times. On the other hand, Everton have conceded 7 goals.
Colchester United U21 form and stats
Colchester United U21 have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Professional Development League, after 2-1-5 (8 played).
Two away games in a row for Colchester United U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-7 against Southampton U21 in the Premier League Cup.
The fixture earlier was the Premier League Cup-battle against Southampton U21, a home loss (0-5).
The travelling fans enjoy Colchester's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. Colchester United U21 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 13 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Cannon 6 goals | S. Mills 4 goals |  C. Whitaker 3 goals |
Everton U21 missing players
Colchester United U21 missing players
| Everton U21 | Colchester United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 15 | Scored | S | 14 | 23 | ||
| 37 | 15 | Conceded | C | 29 | 40 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 48% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 89% | 87% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 78% | 67% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 47% | ||
| 52% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 7% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 27% | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12.9 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.9 | ||
| 5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 6.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
| 2 | Birmingham City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 3 | Colchester United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 3 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 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 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 6 |
| 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 |
