This match features two teams living in the basement of the Professional Development League, Sheffield Utd U23 holding 10th place and Bolton U23 lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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.
Sheffield Utd U23 form and stats
With 1 Professional Development League win, 3 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Sheffield Utd U23 are certainly not brimming with confidence. Sheffield Utd U23 are slowly digging their own grave here at Proact Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Bristol City U23 match.
Sheffield Utd U23 haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 182 minutes ago. L. Gaxha scored that one.
The Sheffield Utd U23 crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Hull City U23 here at Proact Stadium in a Professional Development League match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wigan U23 (0-1).
Sheffield Utd U23 lost the game against Hull City U23 in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sheffield Wed U23 in only four days.
The Sheffield Utd U23 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. Sheffield Utd U23 have conceded 22 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Bolton U23 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bolton U23, who have the most conceded goals (67) in Professional Development League, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-9 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Bolton U23, who have now gone 14 games without a victory. The Sheffield Wed U23 game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. It's all red in the travel logs of Bolton U23, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Bolton U23, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Wigan U23 (placed 4th). Prior to that match, the Bolton U23 manager faced defeat when travelling to Leeds U23 and losing 1-4.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. There are big problems for the Bolton U23 defense as they have conceded 39 goals in 10 away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Bolton U23 - Sheffield Utd U23 3-3 entered in the official records. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Sheffield Utd U23 victories, two draws and one Bolton U23 wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Sheffield Utd U23 missing players
Bolton U23 missing players
| Sheffield Utd U23 | Bolton U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 29 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 45 | 22 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 39 | 67 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 91% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 57% | 64% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 65% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 70% | 55% |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 61% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 30% | 40% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 70% | 60% |
| 5.5 | 7.4 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | 7.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 199 | 114 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 56 | 128 |
| 84 | 46 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 27 | 54 |
| 31% | 28% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 30% | 28% |
- Bolton U23 has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Bolton U23 has the fewest dropped points from leading position (5)
- Bolton U23 has the fewest points (3) away
- Bolton U23 has the fewest scored goals (15)
- Bolton U23 has the fewest scored goals (8) away
- Bolton U23 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Bolton U23 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- Bolton U23 has the most conceded goals (39) away
- Bolton U23 has the most conceded goals (67)
- Bolton U23 has the most conceded goals in the first half (23)
- Bolton U23 has the most conceded goals in the second half (38)
- Bolton U23 has the the worst goal difference (-31) away
- Bolton U23 has the the worst goal difference (-52)
- Bolton U23 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Bolton U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bolton U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Bolton U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bolton U23 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bolton U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bolton U23 is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Sheffield Utd U23 has the most dropped points from leading position (14)
- Sheffield Utd U23 has the most matches under the total-line (10)
- Sheffield Utd U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield Utd U23 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Nottingham U23 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | Burnley U23 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Wigan U23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Birmingham U23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Hull City U23 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Barnsley U23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -16 | 17 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 39 | -52 | 4 |