National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sunderland U21 or Peterborough United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's wish for an active match!
Sunderland U21 form and stats
Seven points from three Premier League 2 Division One home games is a great start for Sunderland U21, who are hoping to build on that form here at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground.
Sunderland U21 are returning here after visiting Aston Villa U21 and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Gardner (2) and Lavery scored the goal(s). The game against Aston Villa U21 had lots of late drama as Sunderland U21 came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through Lavery's goal in the 87th minute.
Ahead of that match, Sunderland U21 won a home game hosting Derby County U21 (3-1).It's goals goals goals for Sunderland who have scored 10 goals from 3 league home games.
Peterborough United U21 form and stats
It's not happening yet for Peterborough United U21 on their Professional Development League travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Two away games in a row for Peterborough United U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-4 versus Barnsley U21. As you can tell from the result, the match against Barnsley U21 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
A loss against Birmingham City U21 was the result prior to that, in a Professional Development League home game.The travelling fans enjoy Peterborough United U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Sunderland U21 missing players
Peterborough United U21 missing players
| Sunderland U21 | Peterborough United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 21 | 42 | ||
| 53 | 26 | Conceded | C | 27 | 59 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 72% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| 12.3 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 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 | Bristol City U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Tottenham U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Peterborough United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sunderland U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 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 | Tottenham U21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Arsenal U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Liverpool U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Brighton U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Reading U21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | West Ham United U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Norwich City U21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Chelsea U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Leeds United U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Manchester United U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 15 | Southampton U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Aston Villa U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Wolves U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Leicester U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Manchester City U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | West Brom U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Newcastle United U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 22 | Everton U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| 24 | Crystal Palace U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 25 | Stoke City U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
| 26 | Derby County U21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 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 | Sheffield United U21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 19 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Birmingham City U21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Burnley U21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Barnsley U21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town U21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Hull City U21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Coventry City U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 11 | Peterborough United U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -18 | 0 |
