Can Birmingham U23 beat Leeds U23?

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Competition: England Professional Development League
Date: Fri 18.October
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)

Birmingham U23 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 8th position in the Professional Development League table. Visiting Leeds U23 holds 7th place with 11 pts.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Birmingham U23 form and stats

Overall Professional Development League stats at home this season for Birmingham U23 are 1-2-1 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, led his Birmingham U23 to a defeat in the Professional Development League match away at Barnsley U23. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Preceding that game was the away draw at Leeds U23 that finished 0-0.

Birmingham U23 has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Birmingham U23's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leeds U23 form and stats

Leeds U23, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Professional Development League, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Professional Development League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

There were no winners in Leeds U23's previous match, a Premier League Cup home game that ended 0-0 vs Birmingham U23 (placed 8th). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Crewe U23.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Leeds U23 as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: 2 - 4 - 0 (Birmingham U23 wins - draws - Leeds U23 wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Birmingham U23 missing players

Leeds U23 missing players

Birmingham U23 Leeds U23
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 0 3 7
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
12 5 0 Scored S 0 2 12
11 4 0 Conceded C 0 2 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 71%
75% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 57%
38% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 57%
38% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 29%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 29%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 43%
25% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 57%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
6.4 6.5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 8.7 9.4
3.7 2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 3.3 3
0.7 1.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.3 0.9
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Birmingham U23 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Leeds U23 have scored away.
  • Birmingham U23 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Birmingham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Leeds U23 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

Birmingham U23
All Professional Development League Premier League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away Home vs mid
13-09-19 PDL Birmingham U23 0 - 1 Coventry U23
23-09-19 PDL Birmingham U23 1 - 1 Sheffield Utd U23
30-09-19 PDL Wigan U23 0 - 4 Birmingham U23
04-10-19 PLC Leeds U23 0 - 0 Birmingham U23
11-10-19 PDL Barnsley U23 5 - 2 Birmingham U23
18-10-19 PDL Birmingham U23 14:30 Leeds U23
01-11-19 PDL Birmingham U23 14:30 Bolton U23
04-11-19 PDL Cardiff U23 14:00 Birmingham U23
09-11-19 PLC Wolves U23 14:00 Birmingham U23
18-11-19 PDL Crewe U23 14:00 Birmingham U23
Leeds U23
All Professional Development League Premier League Cup
All Home Away Away vs low
09-09-19 PDL Crystal Palace U23 0 - 0 Leeds U23
16-09-19 PDL Leeds U23 6 - 0 Watford U23
20-09-19 PDL Hull City U23 2 - 1 Leeds U23
30-09-19 PDL Leeds U23 1 - 2 Crewe U23
04-10-19 PLC Leeds U23 0 - 0 Birmingham U23
18-10-19 PDL Birmingham U23 14:30 Leeds U23
28-10-19 PDL Leeds U23 20:00 Burnley U23
04-11-19 PDL Nottingham U23 20:00 Leeds U23
13-11-19 PLC Derby County U23 20:00 Leeds U23
18-11-19 PDL Leeds U23 13:00 Barnsley U23

  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 8 5 2 1 20 9 3 3 0 0 12 3 5 2 2 1 8 6 11 17
2 Burnley U23 9 3 6 0 15 9 4 1 3 0 5 3 5 2 3 0 10 6 6 15
3 Crewe U23 8 5 0 3 17 13 3 1 0 2 4 6 5 4 0 1 13 7 4 15
4 Hull City U23 8 5 0 3 12 16 4 3 0 1 7 8 4 2 0 2 5 8 -4 15
5 Wigan U23 7 4 1 2 15 12 4 1 1 2 4 10 3 3 0 0 11 2 3 13
6 Barnsley U23 8 4 0 4 18 19 5 4 0 1 15 8 3 0 0 3 3 11 -1 12
7 Leeds U23 7 3 2 2 12 6 4 2 1 1 10 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 6 11
8 Birmingham U23 8 2 3 3 12 11 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 1 1 2 7 7 1 9
9 Sheffield Wed U23 7 2 2 3 16 14 2 1 0 1 6 4 5 1 2 2 10 10 2 8
10 Sheffield Utd U23 9 2 2 5 14 17 5 1 1 3 7 10 4 1 1 2 7 7 -3 8
11 Bolton U23 5 0 0 5 5 18 3 0 0 3 2 11 2 0 0 2 3 7 -13 0

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