It's early days in the Professional Development League and both Crewe U23 and Cardiff 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!
Crewe U23 form and stats
Crewe U23's first Professional Development League home game here ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats from 12 matches.
No payout for Crewe in their previous match, an away game at Bristol City U23 that ended in defeat 1-4. Before that, Crewe had a home game versus Queens Park Rangers U23 which ended with a victory 4-1.
Early season league goal statistics from Crewe U23's 1 home game: 2 goals, 3 conceded.
Cardiff U23 form and stats
It's not happening yet for Cardiff U23 on their Professional Development League travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the Cardiff manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Hull City U23 in their previous game. Prior to that match, the Cardiff U23 manager faced defeat when travelling to Sheffield Wed U23 and losing 0-1.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cardiff U23 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 2 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Crewe U23 missing players
Cardiff U23 missing players
| Crewe U23 | Cardiff U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 22 | 39 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 67% | 57% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| Crewe U23 | Last season | Cardiff U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 23 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Scored | S | 17 | 33 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Conceded | C | 27 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | ||
| 61% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 65% | ||
| 39% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 43% | ||
| 30% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | ||
| 65% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 70% | ||
| 13% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 17% | ||
| 26% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 17% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 213 | 131 | Total Shots | T S | 124 | 202 | ||
| 92 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 84 | ||
| 37% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nottingham U23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Hull City U23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Coventry U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Barnsley U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Birmingham U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Crewe U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Wigan U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
| 8 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |