National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Wolves U21 or Sunderland U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Wolves saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premier League Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Reading U21, was also a home game here at New Bucks Head Ground. The away team is better rested.
Wolves U21 form and stats
Wolves U21 have collected 10 points from their Premier League 2 Division One home games so far after 3-1-2.
Wolves U21's previous match was a Premier League Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 2-1 versus Reading U21. The home team are looking to build on that result.
A Premier League 2 Division One defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at West Ham United U21.At New Bucks Head Ground, Wolves U21 has the goal stats of 12-12 (for/against) from 6 league fixtures.
Sunderland U21 form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Sunderland U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Sunderland in their previous game as they lost hosting Southampton U21, 1-3.
Before that, Sunderland U21 travelled to Newcastle United U21 and returned home with a draw after the Premier League 2 Divison Two game finished 1-1.The travelling fans enjoy Sunderland U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. Sunderland have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Thompson 5 goals |
Wolves U21 missing players
Sunderland U21 missing players
| Wolves U21 | Sunderland U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 7 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 19 | 32 | ||
| 49 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 30% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 9.4 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reading U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Wolves U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sunderland U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 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 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
