Struggling Bristol City U23 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Coventry U23 in the upcoming league round. It’s 7th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Bristol City U23 and Coventry 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.
Bristol City U23 form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Bristol City U23 have to build on here at Woodspring Stadium in the Professional Development League.
Bristol City U23 enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Colchester U23's place. The match ended 2-0. Before that, Bristol City U23 played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Queens Park Rangers U23.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hull City U23 in only four days.
The Bristol City U23 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Bristol City U23 have conceded 21 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Coventry U23 form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Professional Development League. Two points from the last two away games for Coventry U23, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
263 minutes! That's how long the Coventry U23 goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
There were no winners in Coventry U23's previous match, a Professional Development League home game that ended 0-0 vs Millwall U23 (placed 3rd). Before that, Coventry U23 secured a home win against Charlton U23 with the score 2-0.
Coventry U23 have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Coventry U23 have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Coventry U23 - Bristol City U23 2-1. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Bristol City U23 victories, zero draws and three Coventry U23 wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Bristol City U23 missing players
Coventry U23 missing players
| Bristol City U23 | Coventry U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 39 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 91% |
| 81% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 82% |
| 67% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 50% |
| 48% | 78% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 18% |
| 24% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 14% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 55% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 32% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 23% |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 200 | 102 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 140 | 243 |
| 88 | 51 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 63 | 107 |
| 33% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 25% | 29% |
- Bristol City U23 has the the worst goal difference (-7) at home
- Bristol City U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bristol City U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Coventry U23 has the most matches under the total-line (11)
- Coventry U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Coventry U23 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Watford U23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | Coventry U23 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 39 |
| 3 | Millwall U23 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Cardiff U23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 32 |
| 5 | Charlton U23 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Bristol City U23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 8 | Ipswich U23 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace U23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 16 |
| 10 | Colchester U23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 16 |