National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Everton U23 or Swansea City U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everton U23 and Swansea City U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everton U23 form and stats
Everton U23 participated in Premier League International Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Everton U23 have played 4 Premier League 2 Divison Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). Game days at Rossett Park have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Everton U23 as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Everton U23's previous game was a Premier League Cup match also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Fulham U23. The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that match was the home Premier League International Cup game against Porto U23 that was lost 2-3.
A goal frenzy last time out for Everton U23, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Fulham U23. Fun stuff to watch!
The Everton U23 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Everton U23 have conceded 7 from these games.
Swansea City U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League International Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Divison Two matches, Swansea City U23 have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
Swansea City U23 failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League Cup home match vs Charlton U23 that ended with defeat 2-4. A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Middlesbrough U23.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Swansea City U23, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The attacking power of Swansea City U23 when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. In the opposite end, Swansea City U23 have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Everton U23 won 3 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Swansea City U23 has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 2Everton U23 missing players
Swansea City U23 missing players
| Everton U23 | Swansea City U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Scored | S | 12 | 37 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Conceded | C | 13 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 219 | 122 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 203 | ||
| 97 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 96 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swansea City U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Porto U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 3 | PSV U19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Everton U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | 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 |