Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Huddersfield Town U23 & Birmingham U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Huddersfield Town U23 form and stats
Huddersfield participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.The total Professional Development League stats at home this season for Huddersfield Town U23 are 5-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Premier League Cup, Huddersfield Town U23 has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Huddersfield Town U23 manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Newcastle Utd U23 in the Premier League Cup.
Before that, Huddersfield had a Premier League Cup home game versus Watford U23 which ended with a victory 6-0.The Huddersfield manager has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Huddersfield have conceded 15 from these games.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
Birmingham's mission in Premier League Cup last season failed in the group stage.There's been little loot from Birmingham U23's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Birmingham U23 only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Premier League Cup stats, they have 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses both home and away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Aston Villa U23 in their previous outing. The Premier League 2 Divison Two match ended in a draw 3-3. Birmingham's last match (vs Aston Villa U23) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 1-3. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 82nd minute equalizer by K. Hurst. As you can tell from the result, the match against Aston Villa U23 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? As mentioned above, Birmingham drew the match against Aston Villa U23. Manager S. Spooner brought on K. Hurst to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
It was a Premier League Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Watford U23 wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Reading U23 in just four days.
Birmingham U23 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. For Birmingham U23, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head game ended Birmingham U23 - Huddersfield 1-2, earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two participants are: two wins for Huddersfield Town U23, zero draws and three wins for Birmingham U23. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Huddersfield Town U23 missing players
Birmingham U23 missing players
| Huddersfield Town U23 | Birmingham U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 51 | 27 | Scored | S | 36 | 52 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Conceded | C | 32 | 49 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 72% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 12% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.7 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 12 | ||
| 5.1 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| 9.6 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Watford U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Birmingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 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 | Bolton U23 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Nottingham U23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town U23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Leeds U23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | Birmingham U23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 9 | Hull City U23 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Burnley U23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 17 |
| 11 | Barnsley U23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 11 |
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Burnley U23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Southampton U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Reading U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 11 |