Professional Development League match preview: Millwall U23 versus Sheffield Utd U23

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Competition: England Professional Development League
Competition: Tue 27.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Millwall FC Training Ground (1000 seats)

Millwall U23 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 19 points behind Sheffield Utd U23.

Insights:
  • Millwall U23 have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Professional Development League
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have the most scored goals (22) away in Professional Development League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Millwall U23 form and stats

Millwall U23's results here at Millwall FC Training Ground in the Professional Development League have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Millwall has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.

No payout for Millwall in their previous match, an away game at Barnsley U23 that ended in defeat 0-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Birmingham U23 that was lost 2-3.

Millwall are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. Millwall's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sheffield Utd U23 form and stats

Sheffield Utd U23, who have the most scored goals (22) away in Professional Development League, have an excellent away record in the Professional Development League so far with 7-1-3 from 11 games. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Millwall U23. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Sheffield are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sheffield goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 390 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Charlton U23 in their previous game. Prior to that result Sheffield won their away game at Cardiff U23. The scoreline was 2-0.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Sheffield are regular goalscorers on their travels. Sheffield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Millwall, two draws and zero wins for Sheffield Utd U23. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Millwall U23 missing players

Sheffield Utd U23 missing players

Millwall U23 Sheffield Utd U23
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 1 11 22
7 3 0 Won W 1 7 15
6 2 2 Drew D 0 1 4
10 6 1 Lost L 0 3 3
28 16 5 Scored S 2 22 54
33 16 6 Conceded C 0 10 19
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
65% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 86%
39% 36% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 55% 64%
26% 36% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 55%
22% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 23%
43% 36% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 36% 45%
22% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 45% 45%
39% 45% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 9%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0.7 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.1 1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.6 10.9 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.8 9.2
3.6 3.9 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.1 4.7
34% 37% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 49% 52%
Key stats in Professional Development League this season:
  • Millwall U23 have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Professional Development League
  • Millwall U23 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (17) in Professional Development League
  • Millwall U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have the most scored goals (22) away in Professional Development League
  • Sheffield Utd U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bristol City U23 23 14 2 7 45 34 11 8 1 2 25 12 12 6 1 5 20 22 11 44
2 Ipswich U23 23 10 6 7 40 40 11 6 4 1 24 12 12 4 2 6 16 28 0 36
3 Watford U23 23 9 5 9 34 45 11 3 3 5 12 20 12 6 2 4 22 25 -11 32
4 Charlton U23 22 9 3 10 43 41 11 5 1 5 27 21 11 4 2 5 16 20 2 30
5 Cardiff U23 22 9 1 12 39 34 11 8 0 3 31 12 11 1 1 9 8 22 5 28
6 Millwall U23 23 7 6 10 28 33 11 3 2 6 16 16 12 4 4 4 12 17 -5 27
7 Queens Park Rangers U23 23 6 3 14 25 40 11 4 0 7 17 18 12 2 3 7 8 22 -15 21
8 Swansea City U23 21 4 6 11 28 45 11 2 5 4 18 21 10 2 1 7 10 24 -17 18
9 Colchester U23 22 3 6 13 23 47 10 1 3 6 10 17 12 2 3 7 13 30 -24 15