The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Barnsley U23 are in the 7th position while the guesting Hull City U23 worry at 8th.
It's no vacation for neither Barnsley U23 nor Hull City U23 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Barnsley U23 form and stats
Barnsley U23 have performed here this season with 6 wins from 9 Professional Development League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3.
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Sheffield Utd U23 (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Professional Development League game ended 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Birmingham U23.
Barnsley U23 are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 9 matches. Barnsley U23 have conceded 14 from these games.
Hull City U23 form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Professional Development League.
Hull City U23 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Scunthorpe United U23. Prior to that match, the Hull City U23 manager faced defeat when travelling to West Bromwich Albion U23 and losing 1-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Scunthorpe United U23 in just three days.
Hull City U23 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. The Hull City U23 manager has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hull City U23 - Barnsley U23 1-1. Last five meetings between the teams: Barnsley U23 won two, Hull City U23 won one and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Barnsley U23 missing players
Hull City U23 missing players
| Barnsley U23 | Hull City U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 36 | 23 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 38 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 89% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 89% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 35% | 44% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 44% | 35% |
| 70% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 65% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 15% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 24% |
| 6.7 | 6.7 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 1.1 | 1.4 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 182 | 96 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 55 | 105 |
| 74 | 44 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 28 | 46 |
| 45% | 52% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 46% | 46% |
- All of Hull City U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Barnsley U23 has the most matches over the total-line (14)
- Barnsley U23 has the most scored goals in the first half (20)
- Barnsley U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barnsley U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hull City U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nottingham U23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 38 |
| 2 | Burnley U23 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Birmingham U23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Leeds U23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 35 |
| 5 | Wigan U23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Crewe U23 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Barnsley U23 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 26 |
| 8 | Hull City U23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 32 | -46 | 4 |