National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Derby County U23 or West Ham United U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Derby County U23 form and stats
Derby County U23 participated in Premier League International Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Derby County U23 have to build on here at Pride Park Stadium in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Premier League International Cup for Derby County U23.
Derby County U23 enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Wolves U23's place. The match ended 3-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Birmingham U23 in the Premier League Cup.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Derby County U23 here at Pride Park Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Derby County U23 defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
West Ham United U23 form and stats
West Ham United U23 was sent out of Premier League International Cup in the group stage last season.West Ham United U23's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed West Ham United U23 collect 21 points from their 9 away matches in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. 6 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). Total Premier League International Cup statistics for West Ham United U23: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Things are running smoothly for West Ham United U23 who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 18 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Arsenal U23. West Ham United U23 are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
West Ham United U23 had fun at their own home (Pride Park Stadium) last time out, beating Norwich City U23 4-0. A. Diallo, Xande Silva, A. Odubeko and O. Afolayan scored. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Stoke City U23 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
As you can tell from the results above, West Ham United U23 was very dominant against Norwich City U23, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with A. Diallo, Xande Silva, A. Odubeko and O. Afolayan providing the goals.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as West Ham United U23 alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (30 from 9 played). West Ham United U23 have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Derby County U23 two wins, zero draws and West Ham United U23 zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 J. Hector-Ingram 10 goals |  A. Lewis 5 goals |
Derby County U23 missing players
West Ham United U23 missing players
| Derby County U23 | West Ham United U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 60 | 40 | Scored | S | 33 | 67 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 82% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 55% | 32% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 200 | 119 | Total Shots | T S | 105 | 272 | ||
| 105 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 131 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 47% | ||
| 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 |