National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Southampton U21 or Sheffield United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Professional Development League.
Southampton U21 form and stats
Southampton U21 have been very solid at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two so far, with 16 points collected from 6 matches (5-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
An away draw last time out for Southampton U21, facing Middlesbrough U21 in a game that ended 2-2.
Before that fixture, a home defeat in the Premier League Cup against Everton U21.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Southampton is on fire here. A stunning 22 from 6 league matches. Southampton U21 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Snows Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Sheffield United U21 form and stats
Sheffield United U21's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sheffield United U21 collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the Professional Development League. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
The fans enjoyed Sheffield United U21's previous fixture versus Birmingham City U21, a 2-1 win played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Coventry City U21.As opposed to that, Sheffield have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Ballard 10 goals | J. Morgan 4 goals |
Southampton U21 missing players
Sheffield United U21 missing players
| Southampton U21 | Sheffield United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 69 | 35 | Scored | S | 20 | 42 | ||
| 37 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | ||
| 36% | 56% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 42% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.3 | ||
| 5.7 | 8.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 49% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | ||
| 10.3 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southampton U21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 26 |
| 2 | Leeds United U21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 25 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | West Brom U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Aston Villa U21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 22 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Newcastle United U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -17 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 | -30 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Burnley U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Hull City U21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | Peterborough United U21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Birmingham City U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Coventry City U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
| 18 | Barnsley U21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
