Burnley U23 perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Crewe U23 can look both up and down from their 4th position.
Burnley U23 and Crewe 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.
Burnley U23 form and stats
When playing at home in the Professional Development League, Burnley U23 have managed 2 wins, 4 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 6 games. Burnley U23 haven’t lost a game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Millwall U23, 108 days ago.
Burnley U23 drew their last game, also a home match. Crystal Palace U23 was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Before that, Burnley U23 drew at home versus Sheffield Wed U23.
There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Crystal Palace U23 as A. Legzdins's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a point.
Burnley U23 are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League Cup match at Blackburn Rovers U23 awaits in four days.
The Burnley U23 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Burnley U23 have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Crewe U23 form and stats
Crewe U23's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Crewe U23 collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Professional Development League. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Recent form does not give Crewe U23 much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Burnley U23 will be a tough nut to crack.
The attacking players of Crewe U23 have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 242 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Professional Development League home defeat versus Birmingham U23 with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 0-2 loss hosting Millwall U23 before that.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Crewe U23 are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Crewe U23 have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Burnley U23 won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Crewe U23 has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 3Burnley U23 missing players
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| Burnley U23 | Crewe U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 77% |
| 42% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 83% | 62% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 62% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| 6.5 | 6.3 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 4.4 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- All of Crewe U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Burnley U23 have not yet lost a game.
- Burnley U23 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Crewe U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crewe U23 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Crewe U23 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Crewe U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Birmingham U23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Nottingham U23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Crewe U23 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Barnsley U23 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Hull City U23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | Wigan U23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Leeds U23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 12 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -19 | 4 |