It's a new beginning in Professional Development League - the first fixture of the season. Read this full preview and see how Birmingham City U21 and Watford U21 did in their pre-season friendly games!
Birmingham City U21 form and stats
In the previous season, Birmingham City U21's league statistics were 7 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, ending with 9th place in the Professional Development League. Over these 28 matches they scored {38 goals} and conceded 61. Appearing as the home team in the former season Birmingham City U21 produced 4-5-5 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 25 conceded.
Watford U21 form and stats
Let's have a look at how Watford U21 performed last season in the Professional Development League: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 3 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 31 and conceded {66 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 1 and lost 9 with 14/37 goals scored/conceded.
A new game in only four days for Watford U21, the Professional Development League home match versus Fleetwood Town U21. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Birmingham City U21 missing players
Watford U21 missing players
| Birmingham City U21 | Watford U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham City U21 | Last season | Watford U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 19 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 61 | 25 | Conceded | C | 37 | 66 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 86% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 61% | ||
| 46% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 61% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 43% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 11% | ||
| 25% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 46% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.8 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 44% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 36% | ||
| 11.1 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United U21 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 29 | 60 |
| 2 | Hull City U21 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 42 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Coventry City U21 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Burnley U21 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -12 | 38 |
| 6 | Peterborough United U21 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Barnsley U21 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 35 | -21 | 31 |
| 9 | Birmingham City U21 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 36 | -23 | 29 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -33 | 19 |