Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nottingham Forest U21 & Nice 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.
Nottingham Forest U21 form and stats
Nottingham Forest U21 have collected seven points from their first three Premier League 2 Division One games here at The City Ground, a promising start.
Nottingham Forest U21 are returning here after visiting Carlisle United in a EFL Trophy match and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
A 1-1 scoreline against Huddersfield Town U21 before that, played at home in the Premier League Cup.
Nottingham Forest U21 are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). Nottingham have conceded 5 from these games.
Nice U21 form and stats
The visitors are W0-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the league.
Two away matches in a row for Nice U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Blackburn Rovers U21 in the Premier League International Cup.
A loss, in the Premier League International Cup away at Leeds United U21, earlier.
Head 2 Head
Nottingham Forest U21 missing players
Nice U21 missing players
| Nottingham Forest U21 | Nice U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 48 | 27 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 40% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 16% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 6 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| 40% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 10% | ||
| 10.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Hertha BSC U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | PSV U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Wolves U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sparta Prague U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 8 | Nice U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 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 | Leeds United U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Hertha BSC U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | PSV U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Wolves U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sparta Prague U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 8 | Nice U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
