Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Queens Park Rangers 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!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Queens Park Rangers U23 form and stats
The story so far in the Professional Development League for Queens Park Rangers U23 at their home stadium (Grosvenor Vale) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Queens Park Rangers U23's previous game was a Professional Development League match also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Ipswich U23. The home side are looking to build on that result. A goal frenzy last time out for Queens, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Ipswich U23. Fun stuff to watch!
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Bristol City U23.A decent goal production from Queens in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Queens Park Rangers U23 with 12 goals conceded in these matches.
Blackburn Rovers U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Blackburn Rovers U23 so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
Blackburn Rovers U23 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-6 to Derby County U23. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Derby County U23 was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Crystal Palace U23 at their stadium, the result 2-1.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Blackburn have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away. There are big problems for the Blackburn defense as they have conceded 22 goals in 7 away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Burns 6 goals |  J. Horlock 1 goals |
Queens Park Rangers U23 missing players
Blackburn Rovers U23 missing players
| Queens Park Rangers U23 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 23 | 48 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Conceded | C | 37 | 58 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 25% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 44% | ||
| 9.5 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Nottingham U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham United U23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Brighton U23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Tottenham U23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Manchester United U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace U23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Leicester City U23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | Leeds U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Liverpool U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 | Everton U23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Chelsea U23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | Derby County U23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 6 |