The path has mostly gone uphill for Sheffield Wednesday U21 so far, and the same description fits Birmingham City U21. These students from the school of hard knocks eye some crucial points here.
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the fewest scored goals (18) in Professional Development League
- Birmingham City U21 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
Sheffield Wednesday U21 form and stats
Sheffield Wednesday U21's struggle is real here at Hillsborough Stadium with only 6 points collected from 10 Professional Development League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-8.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 248 minutes without scoring a league goal. Flannery was the last player to find the net.
Sheffield Wednesday U21 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Hull City U21 (after extra-time).
Prior to that, an away loss at Sheffield United U21 (after extra-time).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sheffield here at Hillsborough Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 10 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sheffield Wednesday U21 have conceded 24 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Birmingham City U21 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Birmingham City U21 so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Birmingham's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Birmingham City U21 aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 197 league minutes without a goal. Home was the last player to find the net.
Birmingham City U21 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Coventry City U21 (after extra-time) (placed 8th).
Preceding that, the 0-5 home loss versus Peterborough United U21 (after extra-time).The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Crewe Alexandra U21 in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Birmingham City U21 have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sheffield Wednesday U21 and Birmingham City U21 have duelled previously this season: Birmingham City U21 - Sheffield 3-2.
Sheffield Wednesday U21 missing players
Birmingham City U21 missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday U21 | Birmingham City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 27 |
| 44 | 24 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 39 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 90% |
| 81% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 90% |
| 57% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 65% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 50% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 48% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 55% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 48% | 60% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6.2 | 4.9 | 2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 31% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | 49% |
| 10.3 | 9.1 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5 |
- Birmingham City U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Birmingham City U21 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the fewest points (6) at home in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the fewest scored goals (18) in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the most conceded goals (44) in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the the worst goal difference (-17) at home in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 have the the worst goal difference (-26) in Professional Development League
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 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 | Sheffield United U21 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 49 |
| 2 | Hull City U21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Burnley U21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -7 | 30 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | -5 | 26 |
| 6 | Peterborough United U21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Barnsley U21 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -4 | 22 |
| 8 | Coventry City U21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Birmingham City U21 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -26 | 16 |
