Match preview Professional Development League: Crewe U23 - Watford U23

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Competition: England Professional Development League
Date: Wed 09.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

Crewe U23 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 0 points behind Watford U23.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Crewe U23 form and stats

Only two Professional Development League home games for Crewe U23 so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Happy days for Crewe U23 in their previous game, a Professional Development League match away at Leeds U23 (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sheffield Wed U23 in a game that was won 3-1.

Crewe U23 has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Watford U23 form and stats

Watford U23 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Professional Development League, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Watford U23 has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Plymouth U23 for a Premier League Cup game that ended a draw (1-1). A 1-4 loss hosting Wigan U23 before that.

Watford U23 has another fixture away, a Premier League Cup game, against Fulham U23 in just one days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Watford U23 have the goal stats of 2-7 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's {0 Crewe U23 victories}, 2 draws and {0 Watford U23 wins}. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Crewe U23 missing players

Watford U23 missing players

Crewe U23 Watford U23
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 1 2 6
4 1 0 Won W 0 1 4
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
12 3 0 Scored S 0 2 13
8 2 0 Conceded C 6 7 13
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 67%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 50%
67% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 67%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
17% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 17%
 
4.4 4 0 Corners For (avg) C F 3 2.5 4.2
8.2 8 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 12 10 5
1 0.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1 0.8
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Watford U23's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Crewe U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Watford U23 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Watford U23 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Watford U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Crewe U23
All Professional Development League
All Home Away
21-08-19 PDL Crewe U23 0 - 1 Crystal Palace U23
28-08-19 PDL Coventry U23 4 - 3 Crewe U23
09-09-19 PDL Colchester U23 1 - 2 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 12:00 Watford U23
14-10-19 PDL Bolton U23 18:00 Crewe U23
23-10-19 PDL Crewe U23 12:00 Sheffield Utd U23
28-10-19 PDL Crewe U23 13:00 Nottingham U23
05-11-19 PDL Barnsley U23 14:00 Crewe U23
Watford U23
All Professional Development League Premier League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
23-08-19 PDL Watford U23 3 - 1 Sheffield Wed U23
16-09-19 PDL Leeds U23 6 - 0 Watford U23
20-09-19 PDL Watford U23 2 - 1 Bristol City U23
26-09-19 PDL Watford U23 1 - 4 Wigan U23
03-10-19 PLC Plymouth U23 1 - 1 Watford U23
09-10-19 PDL Crewe U23 12:00 Watford U23
10-10-19 PLC Fulham U23 11:00 Watford U23
14-10-19 PDL Crystal Palace U23 12:00 Watford U23
21-10-19 PDL Coventry U23 12:00 Watford U23
25-10-19 PDL Watford U23 12:00 Colchester 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 7 5 1 1 19 8 3 3 0 0 12 3 4 2 1 1 7 5 11 16
2 Hull City U23 7 5 0 2 11 11 3 3 0 0 6 3 4 2 0 2 5 8 0 15
3 Burnley U23 8 3 5 0 14 8 4 1 3 0 5 3 4 2 2 0 9 5 6 14
4 Crewe U23 6 4 0 2 12 8 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 3 0 1 9 6 4 12
5 Wigan U23 6 4 0 2 14 11 3 1 0 2 3 9 3 3 0 0 11 2 3 12
6 Leeds U23 7 3 2 2 12 6 4 2 1 1 10 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 6 11
7 Birmingham U23 7 2 3 2 10 6 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 5 2 4 9
8 Barnsley U23 7 3 0 4 13 17 4 3 0 1 10 6 3 0 0 3 3 11 -4 9
9 Sheffield Utd U23 8 2 1 5 13 16 4 1 0 3 6 9 4 1 1 2 7 7 -3 7
10 Sheffield Wed U23 6 1 2 3 11 13 2 1 0 1 6 4 4 0 2 2 5 9 -2 5
11 Bolton U23 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 -7 0

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