Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Crystal Palace U21 & Athletic Club U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League International Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Crystal Palace U21 form and stats
Last season, Crystal Palace U21's Premier League International Cup journey ended in the final.Only two Premier League 2 Division One home games for Crystal Palace U21 so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
In their previous game, the manager Powell led his Crystal Palace U21 to a defeat away at Nottingham Forest U21. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Falkirk Community Stadium. A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Nottingham Forest U21) as a comfortable lead 2-0 was completely ruined into a loss 3-4. The defeat against Nottingham Forest U21 was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored six minutes into stoppage time (by McDonnell).
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League 2 Division One game versus Liverpool U21 in only four days. This game is also played here at Falkirk Community Stadium.
Crystal Palace U21 has scored {5 goals} so far and conceded {7 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Athletic Club U21 form and stats
Head 2 Head
Crystal Palace U21 missing players
Athletic Club U21 missing players
| Crystal Palace U21 | Athletic Club U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.1 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.5 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 13.1 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 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 | Everton U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Liverpool U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Feyenoord U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Monaco U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Athletic Club U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Benfica U21 | 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 | Everton U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Liverpool U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Feyenoord U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Monaco U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Athletic Club U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Benfica U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |