After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Swansea City U23 and Nottingham U23 in this fresh Professional Development League season. Read our match preview!
Swansea City U23 and Nottingham U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Swansea City U23 form and stats
Swansea City U23 have played 3 Professional Development League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Swansea City U23 has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Grey and the players.
Swansea City U23 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Barnsley U23. Before that game, the home loss against Birmingham U23 with the scoreline 0-3.
Swansea are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). Swansea are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (7 from 3 played).
Nottingham U23 form and stats
Four points from two away games for Nottingham U23, meaning one draw and one victory in the Professional Development League so far. Nottingham have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Nottingham U23 love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Nottingham go into this game after a win, the home game against Colchester U23 that ended 3-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Charlton U23 with the score of 4-3.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Nottingham U23 has managed 7 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
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Swansea City U23 missing players
Nottingham U23 missing players
| Swansea City U23 | Nottingham U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 67% | 29% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 50% | 33% | 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 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 31 | 102 |
| 21 | 19 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 20 | 51 |
| 43% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 55% | 45% |
- All of Nottingham U23's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of Swansea City U23's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Nottingham U23 has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Professional Development League
- Nottingham U23 has the most scored goals (7) away in Professional Development League
- Nottingham U23 have not yet lost a game.
- Nottingham U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nottingham U23 have scored in all their matches so far.
- Nottingham U23 have scored more than double the goals of Swansea City U23.
- Nottingham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Swansea City U23 has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Professional Development League
- Swansea City U23 has the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Professional Development League
- Swansea City U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Swansea City 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 | Ipswich U23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Bristol City U23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 5 | Colchester U23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 6 | Swansea City U23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 7 | Watford U23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -14 | 4 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 9 | Cardiff U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 3 |