National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Wigan U23 or Leeds U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Not a lot of time to rest for the hosting team, as they performed in a Professional Development League game only three days earlier. This match was also played here at The County Ground. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Leeds U23 have had more rest.
Wigan U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Wigan U23 have collected 3 points from their Professional Development League home games so far after 1-0-3. 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 Wigan fans got no joy from their last match, a Professional Development League game also here at The County Ground: A 1-3 defeat against Crewe U23.
Before that game, the home loss against Barnsley U23 with the scoreline 2-3.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 have allowed the opposition to score 10 goals here at The County Ground.
Leeds U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Division One matches, Leeds U23 have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far. Total Premier League Cup statistics for Leeds U23: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The manager Jackson was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League 2 Division One match played at their home ground. Leeds suffered a 1-3 loss to Leicester City U23.
Prior to that match, the Leeds U23 manager Jackson faced defeat when travelling to Manchester City U23 and losing 2-3.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Everton U23 in just four days.
Leeds have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 7 away matches. For Leeds, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Leeds U23 - Wigan U23 1-2 was the end result in these sides' previous head-to-head game, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Wigan one win, zero draws and Leeds U23 one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Greenwood 7 goals |
Wigan U23 missing players
Leeds U23 missing players
| Wigan U23 | Leeds U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 29 | 52 | ||
| 61 | 33 | Conceded | C | 20 | 47 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 76% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 8% | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 13.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | ||
| 12.5 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 11 | ||
| 5.8 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | Mansfield Town U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sunderland U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 | Leeds U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 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 | Coventry U23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 3 | Hull City U23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Barnsley U23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -16 | 13 |
| 5 | Peterborough United U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Crewe U23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 12 |
| 7 | Wigan U23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 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 |