Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wigan U23 & Leeds U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Wigan U23 form and stats
Wigan U23 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.The story so far in the Professional Development League for Wigan U23 at their home stadium (The County Ground) is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
The home team returns to The County Ground after being equal after 90 minutes with Peterborough United U23 on their last time out; the Professional Development League game ended 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Wigan U23 lost 1-3 at home to Crewe U23.There will be little rest for Wigan after this match as they are travelling to Mansfield Town U23 for a Premier League Cup game in only three days.
Wigan U23 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Wigan U23 have allowed the opposition to score 10 goals here at The County Ground.
Leeds U23 form and stats
Leeds U23's mission in Premier League Cup last season failed in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League 2 Division One travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. Total Premier League Cup statistics for Leeds U23: 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.
The attacking players of Leeds U23 have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 243 minutes.
Two away games in a row for Leeds U23, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus West Ham United U23 in the Premier League 2 Division One.
Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Sunderland U23 in the Premier League Cup.A quick return to home after this game, as Leeds U23 are hosting Derby County U23 in the Premier League 2 Division One only four days away.
The Leeds U23 manager Jackson has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 8 league matches. For Leeds, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Leeds U23 - Wigan U23 1-2 logged in the official records. Last two meetings with these contenders: Wigan U23 won one, Leeds U23 triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Dean 3 goals |
Wigan U23 missing players
Leeds U23 missing players
| Wigan U23 | Leeds U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 25 | 51 | ||
| 60 | 32 | Conceded | C | 21 | 51 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.9 | 13.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | ||
| 12.8 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 12.3 | ||
| 5.8 | 7.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan U23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Sunderland U23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
| 3 | Leeds U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coventry U23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Hull City U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Crewe U23 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -11 | 15 |
| 5 | Barnsley U23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -17 | 14 |
| 6 | Peterborough United U23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 8 | Wigan U23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 34 |
| 2 | Manchester City U23 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Tottenham U23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Arsenal U23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Brighton U23 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Manchester United U23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Everton U23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -10 | 19 |
| 9 | Liverpool U23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Chelsea U23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Leicester City U23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
| 12 | Derby County U23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Leeds U23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -9 | 13 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -20 | 11 |
