National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's West Bromwich Albion U23 or Arsenal U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both contenders have had adequate rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an active fixture!
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at New Bucks Head Ground as West Bromwich Albion U23 have scored 18 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Premier League 2 Divison Two are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The West Bromwich Albion U23 followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at New Bucks Head Ground: A 0-1 defeat against Southampton U23.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Birmingham U23 (2-3).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 West Bromwich Albion U23 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost three.
The West Bromwich Albion U23 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Bromwich have conceded 14 goals.
Arsenal U23 form and stats
Playing away, Arsenal U23 have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League 2 Division One this season.
The followers enjoyed Arsenal U23's previous match versus Chelsea U23, a 3-1 win played at home.
Before that, Arsenal U23 travelled to Derby County U23 and returned home with a draw after the Premier League 2 Division One game finished 1-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Arsenal U23 in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Arsenal U23, seven draws and three defeats.
Arsenal have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the participants played each other previously this campaign; Arsenal U23 - West Bromwich Albion U23 1-4. One of the profiles has been Cleary with 2 goals scored against Arsenal U23 in these 1 meetings.Top Goalscorers
  R. Cleary 7 goals |  M. Bieveth 6 goals |
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
Arsenal U23 missing players
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | Arsenal U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 50 | 25 | Scored | S | 26 | 57 | ||
| 43 | 18 | Conceded | C | 26 | 46 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 68% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 80% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 45% | ||
| 11.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.8 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Norwich City U23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Southampton U23 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 26 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 25 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 9 | Nottingham U23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Burnley U23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | Sunderland U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough U23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 13 | Birmingham U23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Reading U23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City U23 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | West Ham United U23 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal U23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Tottenham U23 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U23 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Manchester United U23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Leicester City U23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 25 |
| 8 | Brighton U23 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Everton U23 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Liverpool U23 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | Leeds U23 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -10 | 18 |
| 13 | Chelsea U23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Derby County U23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
