Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fulham U23 & Southend 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 teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Fulham U23 form and stats
Last season, Fulham's Premier League Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.8-0-0 is the performance here at Motspur Park so far in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, giving Fulham U23 a total of 24 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. In general it's been a long time since Fulham U23 tasted defeat here at Motspur Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
The Fulham supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Wolves U23 in Premier League 2 Divison Two and win 4-2. A goal frenzy last time out for Fulham, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Wolves U23. Fun stuff to watch!
Ahead of that match, Fulham won a home game hosting Stoke City U23 (3-0).Fulham are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Motspur Park in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 8 matches. Defensively Fulham U23 have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Southend U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd qualifying round.As the visiting team in league matches, Southend U23 have produced an overall stat of 0-0-0 so far. Total Premier League Cup statistics for Southend U23: 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Southend play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Stoke City U23.
Ahead of that match was the Premier League Cup away draw versus Colchester U23 that ended 1-1.Head 2 Head
Fulham and Southend U23 have faced off already this season: Southend U23 - Fulham U23 1-3.Fulham U23 missing players
Southend U23 missing players
| Fulham U23 | Southend U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 49 | 36 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 62% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | ||
| 16% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 16% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | ||
| 6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.2 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | ||
| 40% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Colchester U23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Southend U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 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 | Fulham U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Colchester U23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Southend U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 1 |