National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sunderland U23 or Wigan U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sunderland U23 and Wigan U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's quite the trip for Wigan U23 when visiting Sunderland U23 as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Sunderland U23 form and stats
Sunderland U23 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. Sunderland U23 have only managed 0 wins, 0 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium. Zero (!) Premier League 2 Divison Two points is the sad result after 7 matches here at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium. Can it change today? This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 21 attempts. With nine home games in a row without a win, the Sunderland U23 fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Reading U23 game long ago, can be stopped today.
Sunderland U23's previous game was a Premier League Cup match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Huddersfield Town U23. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that game, the home loss against West Bromwich Albion U23 with the scoreline 0-4.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sunderland U23 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 0 Lost 4.
Sunderland U23 aren't scoring a lot here at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in the league, with only 4 goals from 7 games. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Sunderland U23 having conceded 18 goals here at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium so far.
Wigan U23 form and stats
Wigan U23's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wigan U23 collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the Professional Development League. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Total Premier League Cup statistics for Wigan U23: 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Wigan U23 won their last game, 3-2 versus Nottingham U23 played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Liverpool U23.
Wigan U23 can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Nottingham U23. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. D. Baningime scored the final goal.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Wigan U23 in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Wigan U23, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
The Wigan U23 manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches. Wigan U23 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
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Wigan U23 missing players
| Sunderland U23 | Wigan U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 22 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Scored | S | 21 | 39 | ||
| 60 | 26 | Conceded | C | 9 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 91% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 45% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 59% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 23% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 18% | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 6 | 6.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 177 | 79 | Total Shots | T S | 83 | 171 | ||
| 71 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 85 | ||
| 23% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 2 | Wigan U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sunderland U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town U23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 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 | West Ham United U23 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 31 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 37 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Swansea City U23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Norwich City U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 14 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 26 | -36 | 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 | Nottingham U23 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Burnley U23 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Leeds U23 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 34 |
| 4 | Birmingham U23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Wigan U23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Crewe U23 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Barnsley U23 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Hull City U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -42 | 4 |