Sheffield Utd U23 vs Crewe U23: Full pre-match guide and statistics

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Professional Development League
Competition: Tue 07.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Technique Stadium (10338 seats)

Sheffield Utd U23 are ready for Crewe U23 with hopes of picking up all three points. Will they? Read our match guide!

Insights:
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Professional Development League
  • Crewe U23 have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Professional Development League

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.

D D D W W

Sheffield Utd U23 form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Sheffield Utd U23 have to build on here at Technique Stadium in the Professional Development League.

Sheffield shared the glory with Peterborough United U23 in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. A disappointing finish for Sheffield in their match versus Peterborough United U23 as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Preceding that game was the away draw at Peterborough United U23 that finished 0-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield as they are travelling to their away game against Burnley U23 in the Premier League Cup. That match is three days after this one.

The Sheffield Utd U23 manager has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

L L W W L

Crewe U23 form and stats

Crewe U23 are still without points from their Professional Development League away games. 5 games, 5 defeats. A depressing five defeats in a row for Crewe in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Millwall U23.

Crewe failed to get anything from their last game, a Professional Development League home match vs Sheffield Wed U23 (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-2.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Coventry U23 wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

The attacking power of Crewe U23 when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. The Crewe U23 defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 16 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings between these participants: Sheffield won four, Crewe U23 triumphed in five and we saw one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Sheffield Utd U23 missing players

Crewe U23 missing players

Sheffield Utd U23 Crewe U23
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 5 11
6 2 1 Won W 0 0 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 1 5 8
20 8 3 Scored S 1 4 13
9 6 0 Conceded C 3 16 27
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 91%
60% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 82%
30% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 80% 64%
10% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 18%
40% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 73%
50% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 27%
 
5.4 6.8 1 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.6 2.8
5.8 6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.8 7.9
0.9 0.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.8 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 12 8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6 6
4.6 5.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 2.7
43% 35% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 43%
 
7.5 8 4 Shots against (avg) S A 24 18.6 15.9
2.6 3.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 11 8.2 7.5
Key stats in Professional Development League this season:
  • All of Sheffield Utd U23's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Crewe U23 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Crewe U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Crewe U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Crewe U23 have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Crewe U23 have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Professional Development League
  • Crewe U23 have the fewest points (0) away in Professional Development League
  • Crewe U23 have the most conceded goals (16) away in Professional Development League
  • Crewe U23 have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Professional Development League
  • Crewe U23 have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Professional Development League
  • Crewe U23 have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Professional Development League
  • Crewe U23 have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Professional Development League
  • Crewe U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Professional Development League
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Professional Development League
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have the most clean sheets (5) in Professional Development League
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Professional Development League
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have the the best goal difference (+11) in Professional Development League
  • Sheffield Utd U23 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sheffield Utd U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sheffield Utd U23 is in the best form (4-2-0) in Professional Development League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry U23 11 8 1 2 27 17 5 4 1 0 15 6 6 4 0 2 12 11 10 25
2 Sheffield Utd U23 10 6 2 2 20 9 4 2 1 1 8 6 6 4 1 1 12 3 11 20
3 Hull City U23 10 5 1 4 23 18 5 4 0 1 14 3 5 1 1 3 9 15 5 16
4 Peterborough United U23 10 3 3 4 17 14 5 2 2 1 9 2 5 1 1 3 8 12 3 12
5 Barnsley U23 11 3 1 7 10 27 5 0 1 4 4 16 6 3 0 3 6 11 -17 10
6 Wigan U23 7 3 0 4 9 14 2 1 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 3 7 10 -5 9
7 Crewe U23 11 3 0 8 13 27 6 3 0 3 9 11 5 0 0 5 4 16 -14 9
8 Sheffield Wed U23 10 2 2 6 9 17 4 1 0 3 5 8 6 1 2 3 4 9 -8 8