National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sunderland U23 or Leeds U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 U23 form and stats
Last season, Sunderland's Premier League Cup journey ended in the group stage.Three Premier League 2 Divison Two home games done for Sunderland U23, who are not happy collecting 0 points from these matches. Game days at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Sunderland as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
In their previous game, the manager E. Dickman led his Sunderland to a defeat in the Premier League 2 Divison Two match away at West Bromwich Albion U23. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Wolves U23.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (7 in 3 games), Sunderland's attacking play is working. Sunderland have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Leeds U23 form and stats
Leeds's mission in Premier League Cup last season failed in the group stage.7-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Leeds U23 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away.
Leeds's previous game was their home loss versus Wigan U23 (1-2).
A home win before that, celebrating 5-2 vs Burnley U23.The Leeds manager M. Jackson has got the team scoring on the road, with 28 away goals in 12 league matches. Leeds have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior two meetings featuring these two sides are: zero wins for Sunderland, zero draws and two wins for Leeds U23. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
![]() W. Harris 6 goals | ![]() V. Steels 3 goals |
Sunderland U23 missing players
Leeds U23 missing players
| Sunderland U23 | Leeds U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 28 | 63 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 90% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.9 | ||
| 6.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 13.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 44% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colchester U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Fulham U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Southend U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Bournemouth U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Fulham U23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
| 4 | Nottingham U23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Wolves U23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Norwich City U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Stoke City U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 10 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Burnley U23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Birmingham U23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 13 | Sunderland U23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Southampton U23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 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 | Leeds U23 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 56 |
| 2 | Stoke City U23 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | Wolves U23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Sunderland U23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough U23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Burnley U23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 | Aston Villa U23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Fulham U23 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 30 |
| 11 | Norwich City U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -12 | 25 |
| 13 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -16 | 25 |