Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nottingham U23 & Middlesbrough U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Little time to rest for the home team, as they played a Premier League 2 Divison Two game only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Aston Villa U23, was also a home game here at The Impact Arena. The away team is better rested.
Nottingham U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.All-inclusive Premier League 2 Divison Two stats at home this season for Nottingham U23 are 3-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Nottingham U23 last time playing, versus Aston Villa U23. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Fewster and Larsson (2) scoring for the victors.
1-1 away at Sunderland U23 before that.Nottingham can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 17 times. Nottingham U23's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Middlesbrough's mission in Premier League Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Middlesbrough U23's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Middlesbrough U23 only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 0 draws.
The attacking players of Middlesbrough U23 have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Middlesbrough as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-4 against Norwich City U23.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Southampton U23's place.Middlesbrough U23 have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date past match between these sides is the Middlesbrough U23 - Nottingham U23 2-1 played not long ago this season. Nottingham U23-Middlesbrough U23 H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Nottingham U23 one win, Middlesbrough U23 two wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  W. Swan 7 goals | O. Hammond 6 goals | J. Larsson 6 goals |
Nottingham U23 missing players
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
| Nottingham U23 | Middlesbrough U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 41 | 25 | Scored | S | 17 | 34 | ||
| 45 | 15 | Conceded | C | 25 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11 | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 32% | ||
| 11.9 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wolves U23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | West Ham United U23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Swansea City U23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Exeter U23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Norwich City U23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Southampton U23 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 26 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 25 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 9 | Nottingham U23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Burnley U23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | Sunderland U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough U23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 13 | Birmingham U23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Reading U23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 15 |
