Only a few games have been played in the Professional Development League so far, with Colchester U23 placed 5th and Sheffield Utd U23 sitting in the 8th position.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Colchester U23 form and stats
Colchester U23 are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two Professional Development League games here.
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Barnsley U23 on their last time out; the Professional Development League game ended 2-2. A 3-3 draw away before that, with Swansea City U23 the opponent.
Colchester U23 has the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Sheffield Utd U23 form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Professional Development League ended in defeat. Last season Sheffield Utd U23 had these away match statistics: Played 13; won 3, drew 2 and lost 8.
Sheffield go into this game after a win, the home game against Bristol City U23 that ended 4-0. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Barnsley U23.
As mentioned above, Sheffield was the only team on the pitch versus Bristol City U23 in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
0 goals so far away for Sheffield Utd U23, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Colchester U23 missing players
Sheffield Utd U23 missing players
| Colchester U23 | Sheffield Utd U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 40% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 12 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 39% |
- Sheffield Utd U23 has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Utd U23 has the fewest scored goals (0) away in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Utd U23 has the fewest scored goals (3) in Professional Development League
| Colchester U23 | Last season | Sheffield Utd U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 29 | 19 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 51 | 25 | Conceded | C | 25 | 48 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 62% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 29% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 76% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 200 | 104 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 209 | ||
| 74 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 86 | ||
| 39% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| 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 |