Struggling Barnsley U23 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Leeds U23 in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Barnsley U23 and Leeds 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.
Barnsley U23 form and stats
The story so far in the Professional Development League for Barnsley U23 at their home stadium is 6 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. The Barnsley U23 manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A. Wollerton was the last player to score a league goal for Barnsley U23 and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Barnsley U23 haven't scored in 227 minutes.
Barnsley U23's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Sheffield Wed U23 (placed 9th). Preceding that match was the home game against Hull City U23 that was lost 0-3.
The Barnsley U23 manager has got the team scoring with 23 from 11 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Leeds U23 form and stats
Playing away, Leeds U23, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Professional Development League, have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Professional Development League this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Leeds U23 as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Leeds U23 played 1-1 against Wolves U23 in their previous match. Before that, Leeds U23 secured a home win against Bolton U23 with the score 4-1.
Leeds U23 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Leeds U23 have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Leeds U23 - Barnsley U23 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Barnsley U23 two wins, zero draws and Leeds U23 three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Barnsley U23 missing players
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| Barnsley U23 | Leeds U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 39 |
| 43 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 79% |
| 73% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 58% |
| 45% | 55% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 32% |
| 32% | 36% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 26% |
| 64% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 23% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 6.4 | 6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 1.1 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | 111 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 102 | 252 |
| 76 | 46 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 43 | 109 |
| 43% | 50% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 34% |
- Barnsley U23 has the most matches over the total-line (15)
- Barnsley U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barnsley U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Leeds U23 has the fewest conceded goals (17)
- Leeds U23 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Leeds U23 has the most clean sheets (8)
- Leeds U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leeds U23 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Wigan U23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Birmingham U23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Hull City U23 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Barnsley U23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -16 | 17 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 39 | -52 | 4 |