National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Southend U23 or Colchester 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 Cup.
Southend U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round.Overall league statistics playing at home this season for Southend U23 are 0-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). 0W-2D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Premier League Cup for Southend U23.
Colchester U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Colchester U23 playing as the away team in the Professional Development League this season. When we have look at the Premier League Cup statistics, we find 1W-2D-1L. This is both home and away.
Prior to that result Colchester won their away game at Cardiff U23 in the Professional Development League. The scoreline was 0-2. A 0-2 draw at Cardiff U23's stadium before that. Prior to that match, the Colchester U23 manager faced defeat when travelling to Cardiff U23 and losing 0-2.Colchester U23 have another game away in just three nights, a Professional Development League fixture versus Swansea City U23. A back-breaking fixture list for them!
The attacking power of Colchester U23 when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Colchester struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 8 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other before in this season, with the final score Colchester U23 - Southend U23 1-1 registered in the official records.Southend U23 missing players
Colchester U23 missing players
| Southend U23 | Colchester U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 9 | 4 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Scored | S | 12 | 31 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 60% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 2.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | ||
| 18 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 10.9 | ||
| 8.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Colchester U23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Southend U23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Colchester U23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Southend U23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 1 |
