Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wigan U23 & Liverpool U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Wigan U23 and Liverpool U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's quite the trip for Liverpool U23 when visiting Wigan U23 as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Wigan U23 form and stats
Wigan U23's struggle is real here at The County Ground with only 7 points collected from 8 Professional Development League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-5.
Happy days for Wigan U23 in their previous game, a Professional Development League match away at Birmingham U23 that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Barnsley U23.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Wigan U23 as they have a new game in only four days, a Professional Development League match thankfully also at home. Nottingham U23 are visiting.
Wigan U23 has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Wigan U23 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 8 played).
Liverpool U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Total Premier League Cup statistics for Liverpool U23: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League International Cup home defeat versus Athletic Club U23 with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Liverpool U23 secured a home win against Paris SG U23 with the score 3-2.
Liverpool U23 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). For Liverpool U23, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Liverpool U23 - Wigan U23 3-2 entered in the official records.Wigan U23 missing players
Liverpool U23 missing players
| Wigan U23 | Liverpool U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Scored | S | 10 | 35 | ||
| 32 | 23 | Conceded | C | 12 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 96% | ||
| 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 52% | ||
| 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 30% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 24% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 156 | 73 | Total Shots | T S | 83 | 247 | ||
| 74 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 120 | ||
| 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town U23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Wigan U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Sunderland U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Burnley U23 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 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 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Crewe U23 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 7 | Hull City U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 8 | Barnsley U23 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 16 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -41 | 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 | Brighton U23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Southampton U23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Wolves U23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Tottenham U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Arsenal U23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Chelsea U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Manchester City U23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Leicester City U23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Everton U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Liverpool U23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Manchester United U23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sunderland U23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough U23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Stoke City U23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 21 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby County U23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 23 | West Ham United U23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 4 |
| 25 | Gjilani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Kek-U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |