National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Watford U23 or Newcastle Utd U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Watford U23 and Newcastle Utd 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.
Watford U23 form and stats
Last season, Watford's Premier League Cup journey ended in the group stage.Overall Professional Development League stats playing at home this season for Watford U23 are 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Watford supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Crewe U23 in Professional Development League and win 4-1.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Sheffield Wed U23 and winning 3-0.The manager Ö. Riza will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Peterborough United U23 in only two days.
Early season league goal statistics from Watford U23's 1 home game: 4 goals, 1 conceded.
Newcastle Utd U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.1-0-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Newcastle Utd U23 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Newcastle goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 192 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Newcastle Utd U23 are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premier League 2 Divison Two against Burnley U23.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Birmingham U23 at their stadium, the result 4-0.4 goals so far away for Newcastle Utd U23, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Watford U23 missing players
Newcastle Utd U23 missing players
| Watford U23 | Newcastle Utd U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 39 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 50 | 27 | Conceded | C | 21 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Southampton 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 | Bristol City U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Watford U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Cardiff U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Colchester U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ipswich U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Millwall U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Charlton U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Fulham U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Reading U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Norwich City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Sunderland U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 12 | Southampton U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 0 |