Balanced ball game between Crewe U23 and Nottingham U23 expected

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Competition: England Professional Development League
Date: Mon 28.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Crewe U23 - Nottingham U23!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Crewe U23 form and stats

Overall Professional Development League stats at home this season for Crewe U23, who have the most scored goals (22) in Professional Development League, are 2-0-2 (wins-draw-losses).

The Crewe U23 supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sheffield Utd U23 in Professional Development League and win 5-1. In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Bolton U23.

As mentioned above, Crewe U23 "killed" Sheffield Utd U23 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Crewe U23 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 0 Lost 2.

The Crewe U23 manager has got the team scoring with 9 from 4 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Nottingham U23 form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+12) in Professional Development League, on their Professional Development League travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Nottingham U23 has drawn their two previous away games.

Nottingham U23 are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Professional Development League against Wigan U23 (placed 5th). Before that, Nottingham U23 travelled to Sheffield Utd U23 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nottingham U23 playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were {0 Nottingham U23 wins}, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Nottingham U23 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. As opposed to that, Nottingham U23 have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Crewe U23-Nottingham U23 H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Crewe U23 2 wins, Nottingham U23 1 win, 1 draw. 3 of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Crewe U23 missing players

Nottingham U23 missing players

Crewe U23 Nottingham U23
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 5 9
6 2 0 Won W 0 2 6
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 1
22 9 0 Scored S 1 8 21
14 7 0 Conceded C 1 6 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
78% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 56%
56% 75% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 56%
44% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 22%
78% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 78%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
11% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 11%
 
5.5 4 0 Corners For (avg) C F 3 5.8 5.7
8.4 7.2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 6.4 5.8
1 0.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0.6 1.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Nottingham U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Crewe U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Crewe U23 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Crewe U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Nottingham U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Nottingham U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Nottingham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Crewe U23
23-09-19 PDL Crewe U23 3 - 1 Sheffield Wed U23
30-09-19 PDL Leeds U23 1 - 2 Crewe U23
09-10-19 PDL Crewe U23 1 - 4 Watford U23
14-10-19 PDL Bolton U23 1 - 4 Crewe U23
23-10-19 PDL Crewe U23 5 - 1 Sheffield Utd U23
28-10-19 PDL Crewe U23 14:00 Nottingham U23
05-11-19 PDL Barnsley U23 15:00 Crewe U23
11-11-19 PDL Crewe U23 14:00 Millwall U23
18-11-19 PDL Crewe U23 14:00 Birmingham U23
25-11-19 PDL Burnley U23 15:00 Crewe U23
Nottingham U23
23-09-19 PDL Burnley U23 1 - 1 Nottingham U23
27-09-19 PDL Nottingham U23 5 - 1 Barnsley U23
05-10-19 PLC Bournemouth U23 1 - 0 Nottingham U23
14-10-19 PDL Sheffield Utd U23 1 - 1 Nottingham U23
21-10-19 PDL Nottingham U23 1 - 0 Wigan U23
28-10-19 PDL Crewe U23 14:00 Nottingham U23
04-11-19 PDL Nottingham U23 20:00 Leeds U23
09-11-19 PLC Southampton U23 16:00 Nottingham U23
15-11-19 PDL Hull City U23 20:00 Nottingham U23
22-11-19 PDL Nottingham U23 14:00 Bolton U23

  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 9 6 2 1 21 9 4 4 0 0 13 3 5 2 2 1 8 6 12 20
2 Crewe U23 9 6 0 3 22 14 4 2 0 2 9 7 5 4 0 1 13 7 8 18
3 Burnley U23 10 4 6 0 17 10 5 2 3 0 7 4 5 2 3 0 10 6 7 18
4 Hull City U23 9 5 0 4 14 19 5 3 0 2 9 11 4 2 0 2 5 8 -5 15
5 Wigan U23 9 4 1 4 15 16 5 1 1 3 4 13 4 3 0 1 11 3 -1 13
6 Birmingham U23 9 3 3 3 15 11 5 2 2 1 8 4 4 1 1 2 7 7 4 12
7 Barnsley U23 9 4 0 5 19 21 5 4 0 1 15 8 4 0 0 4 4 13 -2 12
8 Leeds U23 8 3 2 3 12 9 4 2 1 1 10 4 4 1 1 2 2 5 3 11
9 Sheffield Utd U23 11 3 2 6 18 24 5 1 1 3 7 10 6 2 1 3 11 14 -6 11
10 Sheffield Wed U23 8 2 2 4 18 18 3 1 0 2 8 8 5 1 2 2 10 10 0 8
11 Bolton U23 6 1 0 5 9 20 3 0 0 3 2 11 3 1 0 2 7 9 -11 3