Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Middlesbrough U23 & Queens Park Rangers U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Middlesbrough U23 and Queens Park Rangers U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Last season, Middlesbrough's Premier League Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.Only two Premier League 2 Divison Two home games for Middlesbrough U23 so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The Middlesbrough supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Southampton U23 in Premier League 2 Divison Two and win 2-1.
Before that game, the home loss against Aston Villa U23 with the scoreline 1-2.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Middlesbrough U23 at home in the league. 3 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Queens Park Rangers U23 form and stats
Queens's previous game was their home loss versus Barnsley U23 (1-2).
A 0-4 defeat away at Peterborough United U23 before that.Head 2 Head
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
Queens Park Rangers U23 missing players
| Middlesbrough U23 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 44 | 19 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Conceded | C | 24 | 46 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 40% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Southampton U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Fulham U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Reading U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Norwich City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Sunderland U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 12 | Southampton U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 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 | Bristol City U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Watford U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Cardiff U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Colchester U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ipswich U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Millwall U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Charlton U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
England: