National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Norwich City U23 or Charlton U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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!
Norwich City U23 form and stats
Norwich was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Premier League Cup.Norwich City U23 have played 6 Premier League 2 Divison Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Lotus Training Center.
The Norwich City U23 supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Nottingham U23 in Premier League 2 Divison Two and win 4-2. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
2-2 away at Newcastle Utd U23 before that.There will be little rest for Norwich after this match as they are travelling to Middlesbrough U23 for a Premier League 2 Divison Two game in only two days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 6 games), Norwich's attacking play is working. Norwich are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (13 from 6 played).
Charlton U23 form and stats
Charlton was sent out of Premier League Cup in the 8th finals last season.Charlton U23 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Professional Development League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Charlton have lost on their last two travels.
The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Professional Development League match played at their home ground. Charlton U23 suffered a 0-3 loss to Bristol City U23.
Before that, Charlton U23 secured a home win against Millwall U23 with the score 2-1.The schedule is very tough for Charlton U23 now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Professional Development League game at Swansea City U23 is waiting in only three days.
Charlton U23 are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (9 goals from 3 away games). Charlton U23 have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Kamara 7 goals |  T. Dickson-Peters 7 goals | J. Rowe 5 goals |
Norwich City U23 missing players
Charlton U23 missing players
| Norwich City U23 | Charlton U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 47 | 19 | Scored | S | 24 | 50 | ||
| 54 | 24 | Conceded | C | 30 | 48 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 42% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 49% | ||
| 12.5 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.1 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Derby County U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Charlton U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Reading U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 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 | Fulham U23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 18 |
| 5 | Burnley U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Norwich City U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Southampton U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Reading U23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Birmingham U23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough U23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cardiff U23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 24 |
| 2 | Bristol City U23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Millwall U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Colchester U23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Ipswich U23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Charlton U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Watford U23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 9 | Swansea City U23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 8 |