Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this clash with Watford U23, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Professional Development League table.
It's no vacation for neither Crystal Palace U23 nor Watford U23 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.
Crystal Palace U23 form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Crystal Palace U23 have scored 29 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Leeds U23 in the Professional Development League last time out and are looking for a win here. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Hull City U23.
With an average of more than two goals per home game (29 in 13 games), Crystal Palace U23's attacking play is working. Crystal Palace U23 have only conceded 10 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Watford U23 form and stats
Watford U23, who have the fewest scored goals (29) in Professional Development League, have only collected 7 points from their away games after 2-1-10 (13 played). Watford U23 are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Colchester U23 fixture. It's all red in the travel logs of Watford U23, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.Watford U23 delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Barnsley U23 in their previous match; a Professional Development League game. A 1-2 defeat away at Ipswich U23 before that.
The attacking power of Watford U23 when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored in 13 matches. In the opposite end, Watford U23 have conceded 24 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Watford U23 - Crystal Palace U23 1-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's {2 Crystal Palace U23 victories}, 1 draw and {0 Watford U23 wins}.Crystal Palace U23 missing players
Watford U23 missing players
| Crystal Palace U23 | Watford U23 | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | Played | 13 | 27 |
| 53 | 29 | Scored | 10 | 29 |
| 46 | 10 | Conceded | 24 | 48 |
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 93% |
| 89% | 85% | Over 1.5 | 77% | 78% |
| 63% | 46% | Over 2.5 | 54% | 56% |
| 48% | 38% | Over 3.5 | 23% | 33% |
| 30% | 15% | Over 4.5 | 15% | 15% |
| 59% | 38% | Both teams to score | 54% | 52% |
| 30% | 46% | Clean Sheet | 8% | 15% |
| 15% | 15% | Failed To Score | 46% | 41% |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners For (avg) | 3 | 3.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.7 | 4 |
| 0.8 | 0.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 2 |
- Crystal Palace U23 hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ipswich U23 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 52 |
| 2 | Coventry U23 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U23 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Bristol City U23 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | -4 | 38 |
| 6 | Millwall U23 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Cardiff U23 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Watford U23 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -19 | 21 |
| 10 | Colchester U23 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 47 | -47 | 20 |
