Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Middlesbrough U23 & Blackburn Rovers U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Middlesbrough U23 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.4-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League 2 Divison Two numbers at home for Middlesbrough U23 so far this season. On the other hand, in the Premier League Cup, Middlesbrough U23 has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Middlesbrough U23's previous game was a Premier League 2 Divison Two match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Fulham U23. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Burnley U23.
The Middlesbrough U23 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Middlesbrough U23 with 17 goals conceded in these matches.
Blackburn Rovers U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W4-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. When we have look at the Premier League Cup statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Blackburn Rovers U23's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Middlesbrough U23 game.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Crystal Palace U23 in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Newcastle Utd U23.
Blackburn Rovers U23 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 12 goals from 5 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Blackburn Rovers U23 - Middlesbrough U23 3-1 played earlier this season. Middlesbrough U23-Blackburn Rovers U23 H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Middlesbrough U23 one win, Blackburn Rovers U23 one win, one draw. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Samuel 6 goals |
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
Blackburn Rovers U23 missing players
| Middlesbrough U23 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 49 | 17 | Scored | S | 28 | 48 | ||
| 54 | 21 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 52% | ||
| 68% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 16% | ||
| 80% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 316 | 159 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 229 | ||
| 128 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 60 | 113 | ||
| 38% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 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 | Brighton U23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Southampton U23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Wolves U23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Tottenham U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Arsenal U23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Chelsea U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Manchester City U23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Leicester City U23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Everton U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Liverpool U23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Manchester United U23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sunderland U23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough U23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Stoke City U23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 21 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby County U23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 23 | West Ham United U23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 4 |
| 25 | Gjilani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Kek-U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |