Soccer match news: Home supporters with big expectations before Cardiff City U21 - Crewe Alexandra U21

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Competition: England Professional Development League
Competition: Tue 09.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cardiff International Sports Stadium (1875 seats)

Cardiff City U21 have won 39 points playing as the host team. Crewe Alexandra U21 have got 31 points playing away. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • Cardiff City U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crewe Alexandra U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Cardiff nor Crewe Alexandra U21 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Cardiff City U21 form and stats

8-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Professional Development League numbers at home for Cardiff City U21 so far this season. Cardiff City U21 has recorded two wins in a row here at Cardiff International Sports Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A nice win for Cardiff City U21 last time playing, versus Crewe Alexandra U21. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-2. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hull City U21 (0-2).

Goal party? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 21 of the 28 latest league matches with this side has contained at least three goals.

Cardiff can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 29 times. Cardiff City U21 have conceded 24 from these games.

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Crewe Alexandra U21 form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Professional Development League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. It's looking increasingly bleak for Alexandra who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Charlton Athletic U21 was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Woodcock was the last player to score for the away team. Crewe Alexandra U21 haven't scored a league goal in the last 281 minutes.

Alexandra play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-4 to Cardiff City U21 (placed 6th). A mental match with masses of goals last time out for Crewe Alexandra U21, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this fixture be as refreshing?

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Peterborough United U21.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 14 of this club's 18 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.

Crewe Alexandra U21 find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Alexandra, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Cardiff City U21 missing players

Crewe Alexandra U21 missing players

Cardiff City U21 Crewe Alexandra U21
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 1 14 28
13 9 1 Won W 0 5 8
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 7
12 4 3 Lost L 1 7 13
47 33 7 Scored S 0 21 35
57 26 11 Conceded C 4 35 56
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 89%
93% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 86%
75% 79% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 64%
43% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 43% 39%
32% 43% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 36% 21%
61% 79% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 50%
14% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 11%
25% 14% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 50%
 
4.8 4.4 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.2 4.3
5.2 5.3 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7.5 6.6
1 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.8 0.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.4 9.8 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 2 6.1 7.6
3.8 4.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.9 3.2
43% 52% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 51% 39%
 
11.5 11.7 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 17 15.1 12.5
5 4.5 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 7 5.7
Key stats in Professional Development League this season:
  • Cardiff City U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cardiff City U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Crewe Alexandra U21 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Crewe Alexandra U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crewe Alexandra U21 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 Millwall U21 28 18 7 3 70 32 14 10 4 0 43 12 14 8 3 3 27 20 38 61
2 Bristol City U21 27 16 5 6 46 23 13 7 3 3 27 11 14 9 2 3 19 12 23 53
3 Swansea City U21 27 15 4 8 70 45 13 11 1 1 42 15 14 4 3 7 28 30 25 49
4 Reading U21 28 12 5 11 44 40 14 8 2 4 23 15 14 4 3 7 21 25 4 41
5 Ipswich Town U21 28 11 6 11 60 61 14 7 3 4 28 27 14 4 3 7 32 34 -1 39
6 Cardiff City U21 27 12 3 12 43 55 13 8 1 4 29 24 14 4 2 8 14 31 -12 39
7 Queens Park Rangers U21 27 10 8 9 53 47 13 6 2 5 26 22 14 4 6 4 27 25 6 38
8 Charlton Athletic U21 27 10 7 10 56 54 13 6 4 3 34 25 14 4 3 7 22 29 2 37
9 Colchester United U21 27 7 6 14 45 62 13 3 4 6 22 22 14 4 2 8 23 40 -17 27
10 Watford U21 27 6 3 18 29 63 13 2 2 9 15 26 14 4 1 9 14 37 -34 21