Perhaps a welcome break from league football as West Bromwich Albion U23 & Hull City U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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!
West Bromwich Albion U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Home games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two have been a walk in the park for West Bromwich Albion U23 so far, with 18 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Ever since the Manchester United U23 game West Bromwich Albion U23 has been unbeatable here at Keys Park producing six straight wins.
West Bromwich Albion U23 are confident in defense, having played 268 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
West Bromwich Albion U23 enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Sunderland U23's place. The match ended 4-0 with Z. Brown, R. Tulloch (2) and F. Azaz scoring. Before that, West Bromwich Albion U23 had a Premier League 2 Divison Two home game versus Reading U23 which ended with a victory 4-2.
As mentioned above, West Bromwich Albion U23 "killed" Sunderland U23 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for West Bromwich Albion U23 home games with this odds we find one game with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.
West Bromwich Albion U23 are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (21 goals in 7 games). West Bromwich Albion U23 have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Hull City U23 form and stats
Hull City U23 was sent out of Premier League Cup in the group stage last season.3-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hull City U23 in their Professional Development League matches away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Newcastle Utd U23 in their previous outing. The Premier League Cup match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Bolton U23 in the Professional Development League.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Hull City U23 played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 3 times.
Hull City U23 have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. For Hull City U23, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
West Bromwich Albion U23 missing players
Hull City U23 missing players
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | Hull City U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 52 | 26 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 26 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 1 | 0.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 313 | 146 | Total Shots | T S | 87 | 168 | ||
| 154 | 75 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 69 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 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 Bromwich Albion U23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Hull City U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 | 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 |