Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sunderland U21 & Cardiff City U21 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.
Sunderland U21 form and stats
Sunderland U21 have collected 1 point from their Premier League 2 Divison Two home games so far after 0-1-3.
The fans are hoping that Sunderland U21 will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League Cup fixture against Wolves U21.
Preceding that match was a Premier League 2 Divison Two defeat to Southampton U21 (1-3).Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Sunderland U21 having conceded 11 goals here at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground so far.
Cardiff City U21 form and stats
Playing away, Cardiff City U21 have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Professional Development League this season.
Cardiff play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Birmingham City U21.
It was a Professional Development League defeat before that one as the away game against Charlton Athletic U21 wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.After this away game Cardiff City U21 return home for a Premier League Cup game against Reading U21. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cardiff City U21 have scored 9 goals in 7 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cardiff City U21 have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Thompson 5 goals | C. Kelly 2 goals | N. Newall 1 goals |
Sunderland U21 missing players
Cardiff City U21 missing players
| Sunderland U21 | Cardiff City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 8 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | ||
| 48% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 79% | ||
| 48% | 70% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 57% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 21% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 21% | ||
| 4.5 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.2 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 47% | ||
| 13.4 | 14.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 11.8 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reading U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Wolves U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sunderland U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 31 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
