Professional Development League match preview and statistics: Birmingham U23 fight Coventry U23

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Competition: England Professional Development League
Competition: Mon 18.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Phillips 66 Community Stadium (2300 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Professional Development League, with both Birmingham U23 and Coventry U23 experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 7th and the visitors in 8th place.

Insights:
  • Birmingham U23 has the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Professional Development League
  • Coventry U23 is in the worst form (0-2-4)

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Birmingham U23 form and stats

There have been more unhappy faces than points at this arena so far this season, with Birmingham U23 yet to win or draw a Professional Development League game here. The sad story at The Phillips 66 Community Stadium is: Birmingham U23 played 5 games, lost 5 games. The home stadium (The Phillips 66 Community Stadium) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Birmingham it's been a house of straw as the last five games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Birmingham enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hull City U23's place. The match ended 2-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Sheffield Utd U23 that was lost 0-1.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (11 in 5 games), Birmingham's attacking play is working. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Birmingham have let the opposition score 17 times, an average of more than three per game.

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Coventry U23 form and stats

The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Professional Development League.

Coventry's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Barnsley U23 that finished 4-4. A 2-3 loss hosting Sheffield Utd U23 before that.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Coventry, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Coventry U23 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. Coventry have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Coventry U23 - Birmingham U23 1-1 earlier this season. Birmingham U23-Coventry U23 H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Birmingham zero wins, Coventry U23 one win, two draws. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Birmingham U23 missing players

Coventry U23 missing players

Birmingham U23 Coventry U23
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 0 4 10
4 0 0 Won W 0 2 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
6 5 0 Lost L 0 1 5
22 11 0 Scored S 0 7 15
23 17 0 Conceded C 0 5 17
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
91% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 80%
82% 80% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
36% 80% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 30%
27% 60% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 30%
82% 80% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 60%
9% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 10%
9% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.9 11.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 10.4
5.2 4.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 4.1
39% 46% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 41% 37%
Key stats in Professional Development League this season:
  • All of Coventry U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Birmingham U23 has the fewest points (0) at home in Professional Development League
  • Birmingham U23 has the most conceded goals (17) at home in Professional Development League
  • Birmingham U23 has the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Professional Development League
  • Birmingham U23 has the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Professional Development League
  • Birmingham U23 has the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Professional Development League
  • Birmingham U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Birmingham U23 have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Birmingham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Coventry U23 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Professional Development League
  • Coventry U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Coventry U23 is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nottingham U23 11 9 1 1 31 13 5 5 0 0 13 2 6 4 1 1 18 11 18 28
2 Barnsley U23 12 7 3 2 24 14 5 4 1 0 9 5 7 3 2 2 15 9 10 24
3 Sheffield Utd U23 11 7 2 2 25 10 5 3 2 0 14 4 6 4 0 2 11 6 15 23
4 Hull City U23 11 7 1 3 20 10 5 5 0 0 10 0 6 2 1 3 10 10 10 22
5 Wigan U23 9 7 0 2 18 13 6 4 0 2 10 10 3 3 0 0 8 3 5 21
6 Crewe U23 11 3 2 6 17 25 5 2 1 2 9 9 6 1 1 4 8 16 -8 11
7 Birmingham U23 10 3 1 6 20 22 5 0 0 5 11 17 5 3 1 1 9 5 -2 10
8 Coventry U23 10 2 3 5 15 17 6 0 2 4 8 12 4 2 1 1 7 5 -2 9
9 Sheffield Wed U23 10 2 1 7 8 14 6 1 1 4 5 8 4 1 0 3 3 6 -6 7