National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's West Ham United U23 or Wolves U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
West Ham United U23 form and stats
West Ham United U23 have been very solid at home in the Premier League 2 Division One so far, with 24 points collected from 8 matches (8-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Ham has won their last four matches.
Ham are returning here after visiting Crystal Palace U23 in a Premier League 2 Division One game and winning with a 4-2 scoreline. K. Simon-Swyer and A. Okoflex (3) scored the goal(s). A goal frenzy last time out for Ham, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Crystal Palace U23. Fun stuff to watch! A. Okoflex was absolutely essential when West Ham United U23 beat Crystal Palace U23 4-2, scoring three goals.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League Cup match versus Swansea City U23 with a 4-2 scoreline.Ham are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at The Rush Green Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 8 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Ham have only let in 3 goals at home.
Wolves U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Premier League Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Wolves U23 are travelling again after losing away to Fulham U23 in their previous match (2-4). As you can tell from the result, the match against Fulham U23 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
A loss against Norwich City U23 was the result prior to that, in a Premier League 2 Divison Two home game.Wolves U23 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Wolves have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Wolves U23 - Ham 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  A. Okoflex 11 goals |  T. Nevers 4 goals |
West Ham United U23 missing players
Wolves U23 missing players
| West Ham United U23 | Wolves U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 58 | 34 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 11 | Conceded | C | 28 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 72% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 9 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wolves U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | West Ham United U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Exeter U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Swansea City U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 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 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Tottenham U23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Arsenal U23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Manchester City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Brighton U23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U23 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Manchester United U23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Everton U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -10 | 17 |
| 9 | Leicester City U23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 16 |
| 10 | Liverpool U23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 11 | Chelsea U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 12 | Derby County U23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Leeds U23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -18 | 11 |
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Burnley U23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Southampton U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Reading U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 11 |