The Professional Development League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Watford U23 and Bristol City U23 are placed 5th and 1st respectively.
It's no vacation for neither Watford U23 nor Bristol City U23 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Watford U23 form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Professional Development League game of the season here at Clarence Park. Last season these fans witnessed 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from Watford U23's 12 home games.
Happy days for Watford U23 in their previous game, a Professional Development League match away at Charlton U23 (placed 3rd) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Preceding that game was the away draw at Millwall U23 that finished 2-2.
At Clarence Park, Watford U23 has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Bristol City U23 form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Professional Development League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from 12 matches.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-0 against Swansea City U23 in their previous game. Prior to that result Bristol City U23 won their away game at Cardiff U23. The scoreline was 2-1.
Bristol City U23 have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Watford U23, one draw and one win for Bristol City U23. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Watford U23 missing players
Bristol City U23 missing players
| Watford U23 | Bristol City U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 33% | 100% | 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| Watford U23 | Last season | Bristol City U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 21 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 52 | 28 | Scored | S | 15 | 29 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 18 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 95% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 81% | ||
| 83% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 67% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 48% | ||
| 35% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 74% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | ||
| 17% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 206 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 98 | 200 | ||
| 95 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 88 | ||
| 48% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Millwall U23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Charlton U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Colchester U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Watford U23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Swansea City U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Ipswich U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 9 | Cardiff U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 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 | Watford U23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | Coventry U23 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 39 |
| 3 | Millwall U23 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Cardiff U23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -5 | 32 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Bristol City U23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 8 | Ipswich U23 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace U23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 16 |
| 10 | Colchester U23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 16 |