Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Birmingham U23 in 4th and Barnsley U23 in 6th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
Overall Professional Development League stats at home this season for Birmingham U23 are 4-2-3 (wins-draw-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Birmingham U23, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Birmingham U23's last game was hosting Leeds U23 (placed 3rd) and winning 2-0. Preceding that match was the home Professional Development League game against Wigan U23 that was lost 0-2.
The Birmingham U23 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Birmingham U23 have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Barnsley U23 form and stats
There's been little loot from Barnsley U23's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Professional Development League. Barnsley U23 only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
The supporters enjoyed Barnsley U23's previous game versus Burnley U23 (placed 2nd), a Professional Development League 4-1 win played at home. A loss against Nottingham U23 was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Barnsley U23 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). The Barnsley U23 manager has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Barnsley U23 - Birmingham U23 5-2 earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's {2 Birmingham U23 victories}, 1 draw and {2 Barnsley U23 wins}. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Birmingham U23 missing players
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| Birmingham U23 | Barnsley U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 32 | 17 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 34 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 50% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 39% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 17% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 0.8 | 1.2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 201 | 110 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 79 | 175 |
| 79 | 42 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 26 | 70 |
| 39% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 44% |
- All of Barnsley U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Barnsley U23 has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Barnsley U23 has the most matches over the total-line (13)
- Barnsley U23 has the most scored goals in the first half (18)
- Barnsley U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Birmingham U23 has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
- Birmingham U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Birmingham 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Burnley U23 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Leeds U23 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 34 |
| 4 | Birmingham U23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Wigan U23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Barnsley U23 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Hull City U23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 16 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -41 | 4 |