National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Watford U21 or West Brom U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Watford U21 form and stats
0 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Watford U21 have to build on here at The Orbital Fasteners Stadium in the Professional Development League.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 275 minutes without scoring a league goal. Grieves was the last player to find the net.
The regulars are hoping that Watford will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away defeat in the Premier League Cup fixture against Middlesbrough U21.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bristol City U21 (0-5).Watford U21 has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {1 goals} from 4 games. Watford U21's defense is seriously deficient as 13 goals have been conceded in these matches.
West Brom U21 form and stats
1-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for West Brom U21 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away.
Two away matches in a row for Brom, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Huddersfield Town U21 in the Premier League Cup.
The game before that, in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, was lost at home, a 1-5 defeat against Nottingham Forest U21.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 11 goals in 4 league games away this season. The West Brom U21 manager Beale has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded result featuring both these contenders is the West Brom U21 - Watford U21 4-0 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
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Watford U21 missing players
West Brom U21 missing players
| Watford U21 | West Brom U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 5 | Played | P | 15 | 21 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 10 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 21 | 39 | ||
| 48 | 15 | Conceded | C | 35 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 95% | ||
| 67% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 87% | 90% | ||
| 60% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 29% | ||
| 20% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 71% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | ||
| 80% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 19% | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 7.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 12.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 16% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| 15.5 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.7 | ||
| 7.2 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Watford U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -9 | 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 |
| 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 |