National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ipswich Town U21 or Birmingham City U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Ipswich nor Birmingham City 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.
Ipswich Town U21 form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Ipswich Town U21's two home games in the Professional Development League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Bloomfields.
The home supporters witnessed a 0-0 draw vs Birmingham City U21 in the Premier League Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Barnsley U21.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ipswich Town U21 handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
At Bloomfields, Ipswich Town U21 has the goal stats of 4-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Birmingham City U21 form and stats
Birmingham's mission in Premier League Cup last season failed in the group stage.It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Ipswich Town U21 in their previous outing. The Premier League Cup fixture ended 0-0.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Wigan Athletic U21.Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last two meetings): Ipswich Town U21 won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Birmingham City U21 got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Ipswich Town U21 missing players
Birmingham City U21 missing players
| Ipswich Town U21 | Birmingham City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 45 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 35 | ||
| 56 | 23 | Conceded | C | 31 | 54 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 11.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crystal Palace U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Birmingham City U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea City U21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Watford U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 5 | Bristol City U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 10 | Cardiff City U21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 5 |
