National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nottingham U23 or Stoke City U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. That game, against West Ham United U23, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Stoke City U23.
Nottingham U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Home games in the Professional Development League have been a walk in the park for Nottingham U23 so far, with 28 points won from 10 matches; 9 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. 1W-0D-4L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Premier League Cup for Nottingham U23. In general it's been a long time since Nottingham U23 tasted defeat here at The Impact Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games.
The Nottingham U23 supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Crewe U23 in Professional Development League and win 3-1. Ahead of that match, Nottingham U23 won a home game hosting Southampton U23 (2-1).
Nottingham U23 are traveling soon after this match as the Professional Development League match at Leeds U23 awaits in three days.
Nottingham U23 are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at The Impact Arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 29 goals in 10 matches. Nottingham U23 have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Stoke City U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Total Premier League Cup statistics for Stoke City U23: 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to West Ham United U23 in their previous outing. The Premier League 2 Divison Two match ended in a draw 2-2. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Reading U23.
A quick return to home after this game, as Stoke City U23 are hosting Southampton U23 in the Premier League Cup only four days away.
Stoke City U23 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 20 goals from 9 away matches. Stoke City U23 have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Stoke City U23 - Nottingham U23 4-0 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  G. Kyeremateng 6 goals |
Nottingham U23 missing players
Stoke City U23 missing players
| Nottingham U23 | Stoke City U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 51 | 31 | Scored | S | 26 | 45 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 240 | 96 | Total Shots | T S | 172 | 311 | ||
| 103 | 43 | Shots on Target | S O | 79 | 142 | ||
| 46% | 63% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bournemouth U23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Southampton U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Nottingham U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nottingham U23 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Wigan U23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Birmingham U23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Hull City U23 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Barnsley U23 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -16 | 17 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 39 | -52 | 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 | West Ham United U23 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 27 | 40 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 24 | -7 | 26 |
| 6 | Aston Villa U23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Swansea City U23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Norwich City U23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 28 | -40 | 1 |