Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Watford U23 & Birmingham U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
Watford U23 form and stats
Watford was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Premier League Cup.2-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Professional Development League numbers at home for Watford U23 so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Watford U23 to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that Watford will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Professional Development League game against Millwall U23. Heartbreak for Watford in their last match as Millwall U23's S. Drozd scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Prior to that, an away loss at Swansea City U23 in the Professional Development League.Watford can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. As for conceded goals, Watford's unpleasant statistic is 10 goals surrendered.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
Birmingham U23 was sent out of Premier League Cup in the group stage last season.Birmingham U23 have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, after 1-1-4 (6 played).
Home advantage was not enough for Birmingham in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League 2 Divison Two-match, hosting Wolves U23, 1-2.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Middlesbrough U23.Birmingham are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). The Birmingham manager S. Spooner has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Watford victories, zero draws and two Birmingham U23 wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Simmonds 3 goals | K. Hurst 2 goals | O. Soldevila Puig 2 goals |
Watford U23 missing players
Birmingham U23 missing players
| Watford U23 | Birmingham U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 32 | 50 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Conceded | C | 30 | 48 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 4.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 10.6 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Watford U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Birmingham U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 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 | Cardiff U23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 24 |
| 2 | Bristol City U23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Millwall U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Colchester U23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Ipswich U23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Charlton U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Watford U23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 9 | Swansea City U23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Wolves U23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 5 | Stoke City U23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 18 |
| 6 | Burnley U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Norwich City U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Southampton U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Reading U23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Birmingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough U23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 9 |