The Professional Development League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Swansea City U23 and Birmingham U23 are placed 6th and 4th respectively.
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.
Swansea City U23 form and stats
Only two Professional Development League home games for Swansea City U23 so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Swansea faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hull City U23 (0-4). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Colchester U23 that ended 3-3.
Swansea were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Swansea City U23 at home in the league. 8 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
Four points from two away games for Birmingham U23, meaning one draw and one victory in the Professional Development League so far.
Birmingham failed to get anything from their last game, a Professional Development League home match vs Ipswich U23 (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 4-5. Prior to that result Birmingham won their away game at Sheffield Wed U23. The scoreline was 2-1.
A huge disappointment for Birmingham in their last match (vs Ipswich U23). Leading 3-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 4-5 defeat. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Birmingham, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Watford U23 in just four days.
3 goals so far away for Birmingham U23, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Swansea City U23 missing players
Birmingham U23 missing players
| Swansea City U23 | Birmingham U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 29 | 58 |
| 19 | 18 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 42% | 44% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 65% |
- Birmingham U23 has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Professional Development League
- Swansea City U23 has the most scored goals (8) at home in Professional Development League
- Swansea City U23 has the most scored goals in the first half (5) in Professional Development League
| Swansea City U23 | Last season | Birmingham U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 22 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 71% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 82% | ||
| 47% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | ||
| 41% | 56% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 35% | 44% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | ||
| 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 14% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 163 | 84 | Total Shots | T S | 102 | 245 | ||
| 78 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 101 | ||
| 28% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich U23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 2 | Bristol City U23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Millwall U23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Colchester U23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Swansea City U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 7 | Watford U23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 4 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Cardiff U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham United U23 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 37 | 46 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U23 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 24 | -9 | 26 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Swansea City U23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 21 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Fulham U23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Norwich City U23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 28 | -43 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 32 | 47 |
| 2 | Burnley U23 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Leeds U23 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Wigan U23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Birmingham U23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 6 | Hull City U23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Crewe U23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Barnsley U23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Bolton U23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 41 | -58 | 4 |