Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wolves U23 & Derby County U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Wolves U23 nor Derby County U23 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Wolves U23 form and stats
Wolves U23 was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Premier League Cup.This stadium, Loughborough University Football Stadium, has been a fortress for Wolves U23 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-1-1. This match is a Premier League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses in this competition. Ever since the Reading U23 game Wolves U23 has been unbeatable here at Loughborough University Football Stadium producing four straight wins.
The home team returns to Loughborough University Football Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Leeds U23 on their last time out; the Premier League Cup game ended 1-1. A 2-2 draw away in the Premier League Cup before that, with Birmingham U23 the opponent.
Wolves U23 are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (28 goals in 11 games). Wolves U23 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Loughborough University Football Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches.
Derby County U23 form and stats
Last season their Premier League Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.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 Derby County U23: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Derby County U23 have lost on their last two travels.
Derby County U23 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Birmingham U23. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Leeds U23.
The travelling fans enjoy Derby County U23's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. Derby County U23 have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Derby County U23 - Wolves U23 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Wolves U23 one win, zero draws and Derby County U23 one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hector-Ingram 9 goals | L. Sibley 4 goals |
Wolves U23 missing players
Derby County U23 missing players
| Wolves U23 | Derby County U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 17 | 57 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 44% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 235 | 119 | Total Shots | T S | 69 | 200 | ||
| 110 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 108 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Derby County U23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolves U23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Birmingham U23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 4 | Leeds U23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 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 | 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 |