Match Report
The table read 29th (Burnley U21, 13 pts) against 27th (Birmingham City U21, 17 pts), 4 points apart. Burnley U21 ranked 24th in the league on five-round form, well above their 29th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.1/2.1 for Burnley U21 and 1.3/2.6 for Birmingham City U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.79.
Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Burnley U21, 3/15 for Birmingham City U21.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Burnley U21, 0 by Birmingham City U21, 1 drawn, at 4.5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was Turf Moor in Burnley, with room for 22,546 spectators. Birmingham City U21 led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.