Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Southampton U23 & Bournemouth 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.
Southampton U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Southampton U23 have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games. 0W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Premier League Cup for Southampton U23.
Southampton faced defeat in their previous match, away at Norwich City U23 (3-4). 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? Heartbreak for Southampton in their last match as Norwich City U23's Hills scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Before that game, the home loss against Arsenal U23 with the scoreline 2-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Southampton U23 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost three.
Southampton U23 can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. Southampton U23 have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Bournemouth U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Bournemouth U23 playing as the away team in the league this season. When we have look at the Premier League Cup statistics, we find 1W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
Bournemouth U23 won their last game, 4-0 versus West Bromwich Albion U23 played at home. As mentioned above, Bournemouth was the only team on the pitch versus West Bromwich Albion U23 in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Arsenal U23 in the Premier League Cup.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Bournemouth U23 in our archives, and the results are: one win for Bournemouth U23, zero draws and one defeat.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Southampton U23 victories, zero draws and two Bournemouth U23 wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Southampton U23 missing players
Bournemouth U23 missing players
| Southampton U23 | Bournemouth U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 40 | ||
| 66 | 23 | Conceded | C | 21 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 91% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 59% | ||
| 52% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 23% | ||
| 48% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 59% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 18% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 23% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 37% | ||
| 10.3 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 12.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 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 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Arsenal U23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 3 | Bournemouth U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Southampton U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 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 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Norwich City U23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | Burnley U23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Southampton U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Reading U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 11 |
| 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 Bromwich Albion U23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Arsenal U23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 3 | Bournemouth U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Southampton U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 1 |