National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hull City U21 or Nottingham Forest U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Hull City U21 form and stats
4 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Hull City U21 have to build on here at The Daniels Stadium in the Professional Development League.
The Hull goalkeeper Thomas Macauley is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 183 minutes without conceding a goal in the Professional Development League.
The Hull City U21 followers got no joy from their last match, a Premier League Cup duel also played here at The Daniels Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Charlton Athletic U21.
Ahead of that match, a home loss in the Premier League Cup against Fulham U21.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), Hull's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hull City U21 defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Nottingham Forest U21 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Two away games in a row for Nottingham Forest U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 against Fulham U21 in the Premier League Cup.
The game before was the Premier League Cup-battle against Charlton Athletic U21, a home defeat (1-2).
Nottingham Forest U21 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nottingham have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other previously this campaign: Nottingham Forest U21 - Hull City U21 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Konate 5 goals |  A. Gibson-Hammond 2 goals | O. Hammond 2 goals |
Hull City U21 missing players
Nottingham Forest U21 missing players
| Hull City U21 | Nottingham Forest U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 10 | Played | P | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 25 | ||
| 37 | 22 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 71% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 67% | ||
| 59% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 47% | ||
| 47% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 33% | ||
| 59% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 67% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 20% | ||
| 18% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 13% | ||
| 4.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 5.9 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 41% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 10.9 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 11.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 U21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | Hull City U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Burnley U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Hull City U21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | Peterborough United U21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Birmingham City U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Coventry City U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
| 18 | Barnsley U21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
