It's early days in the Professional Development League and both Bristol City U23 and Crewe U23 are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Bristol City U23 form and stats
Bristol City U23 have only played one Professional Development League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 9 matches.
The fans are hoping that Bristol will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Professional Development League game against Sheffield Utd U23. Before that match, a win away at Watford U23.
Bristol were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Bristol City U23 has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Crewe U23 form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Professional Development League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from 11 matches.
Crewe U23 are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the Professional Development League against Queens Park Rangers U23 (placed 8th).
It's early days yet, but Crewe U23 has scored 5 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Bristol City U23 missing players
Crewe U23 missing players
| Bristol City U23 | Crewe U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 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 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 50% | 60% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 71% | 64% |
| Bristol City U23 | Last season | Crewe U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 9 | Played | P | 11 | 23 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 23 | 36 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Conceded | C | 22 | 39 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 81% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | ||
| 67% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 61% | ||
| 48% | 78% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 39% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 30% | ||
| 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 65% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 13% | ||
| 24% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 26% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 200 | 102 | Total Shots | T S | 82 | 213 | ||
| 88 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 92 | ||
| 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich U23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 2 | Bristol City U23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Millwall U23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Colchester U23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Swansea City U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 7 | Watford U23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 4 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Cardiff U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| 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 | 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 | Charlton U23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Cardiff U23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -5 | 32 |
| 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 |