Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wolves U23 & West Ham United U23 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Wolves U23 form and stats
Wolves participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Perfect Premier League 2 Divison Two season at home so far for Wolves U23 2 wins from 2 appearances. Wolves U23 has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Wolves U23 last time playing, versus Nottingham U23. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with H. Birtwistle scoring for the victors.
Heartbreak before that as Wolves lost 0-3 at Reading U23's place.Early season league goal statistics from Wolves U23's 2 home games: 3 goals, 1 conceded.
West Ham United U23 form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. In general it has been a productive period now for West Ham United U23 as they haven't lost any of their last 18 games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Derby County U23 (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) in their previous outing. The Premier League International Cup match ended in a draw 3-3. Drawing 3-3 against Derby County U23 (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager D. Halajko needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. A mental match with lots of goals last time out for Ham, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that fixture, will this fixture be as gleeful? Scoring three goals against Derby County U23 (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) was a blast for O. Afolayan, the draw result 3-3 not so much fun.
Before that, Ham travelled to Derby County U23 (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) and returned home with a draw after the Premier League International Cup game finished 3-3.The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Ham alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (30 from 9 played). As for defending, Ham rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Okoflex 3 goals |  T. Nevers 2 goals |   H. Birtwistle 1 goals |
Wolves U23 missing players
West Ham United U23 missing players
| Wolves U23 | West Ham United U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 37 | 68 | ||
| 39 | 13 | Conceded | C | 26 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 54% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.5 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 48% | ||
| 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 U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Southampton U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Fulham U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Reading U23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Norwich City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Sunderland U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 12 | Southampton U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Burnley U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 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 | West Ham United U23 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 37 | 46 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U23 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 24 | -9 | 26 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Swansea City U23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 21 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Fulham U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Norwich City U23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 28 | -43 | 1 |