This could be an interesting match as Wigan U23 have their presumed home advantage while Birmingham U23 are ahead 8 points in the Professional Development League table.
- Wigan U23 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Professional Development League
- Birmingham U23 have the most points from losing position (14) in Professional Development League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Wigan U23 form and stats
4-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Professional Development League numbers at home for Wigan U23 so far this season. Wigan has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Wigan, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Ahead of that match, Wigan U23 lost 0-4 at home to Bristol City U23.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wigan U23 as they are travelling to their away game against Sheffield Utd U23 in the Professional Development League. That match is one day after this one.
Wigan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
The visitors are W6-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Professional Development League.
That result followed a home victory 5-2 versus Charlton U23.
The travelling fans enjoy Birmingham's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 11 league matches away. Birmingham struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Birmingham U23 - Wigan 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Wigan two wins, zero draws and Birmingham U23 one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Wigan U23 missing players
Birmingham U23 missing players
| Wigan U23 | Birmingham U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 30 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 21 | 56 |
| 39 | 22 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 57% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 91% | 88% |
| 30% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 50% |
| 17% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 29% |
| 52% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 75% |
| 22% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 11.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 14.9 | 14 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 33% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 38% |
- All of Birmingham U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Birmingham U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Birmingham U23 have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Professional Development League
- Birmingham U23 have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Professional Development League
- Birmingham U23 have the most points from losing position (14) in Professional Development League
- Birmingham U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Professional Development League
- Birmingham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wigan U23 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Professional Development League
- Wigan U23 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Professional Development League
- Wigan U23 have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Professional Development League
- Wigan 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 | Sheffield Utd U23 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 52 |
| 2 | Birmingham U23 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | Nottingham U23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Barnsley U23 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Hull City U23 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Wigan U23 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -9 | 36 |
| 7 | Coventry U23 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wed U23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -9 | 28 |
| 9 | Crewe U23 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -18 | 25 |