Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sunderland U23 & Mansfield Town U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sunderland U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Overall Premier League 2 Divison Two statistics playing at home this season for Sunderland U23 are 1-0-4 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
Sunderland faced defeat in their previous match, away at Newcastle Utd U23 (0-2).
Previous to that game, a Premier League 2 Divison Two home match hosting Southampton U23 in a game that was won 3-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League 2 Divison Two game versus Aston Villa U23 in only four days. This game is also played here at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground.
The Sunderland U23 manager M. Dodds has got the team scoring with 11 from 5 home games in the league. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Sunderland having conceded 15 goals here at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground so far. Sunderland's defense is seriously deficient as 15 goals have been conceded in these matches.
Mansfield Town U23 form and stats
The visitors are W0-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the league. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Premier League Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away.
There might be some fixture complaints from Mansfield as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League Cup match against Leeds U23 (1-2).
It was a Premier League Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Wigan U23 wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Head 2 Head
This happened when the teams met previously this season; Mansfield Town U23 - Sunderland 3-0.Sunderland U23 missing players
Mansfield Town U23 missing players
| Sunderland U23 | Mansfield Town U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Conceded | C | 7 | 7 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 90% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | ||
| 60% | 90% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 43% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 12% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 15 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sunderland U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -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 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 23 |
| 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 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Burnley U23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Southampton U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 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 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 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 | Wigan U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sunderland U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3 |