National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Accrington Stanley or Liverpool U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Accrington Stanley saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the League One. Thankfully the previous game, versus Derby County, was also a home game here at Wham Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.The story so far in the League One for Accrington Stanley at their home stadium (Wham Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Accrington's attacking players as they have now played 185 minutes without scoring in a league game. Leigh was their last goal scorer.
The Accrington Stanley regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Wham Stadium: A 0-3 defeat against Derby County.
Prior to that, an away loss at Plymouth Argyle in the League One.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Accrington handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bolton Wanderers are coming to town in four days.
The Accrington Stanley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Accrington defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Liverpool U21 form and stats
Liverpool U21 was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.Liverpool U21 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League 2 Division One, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
Stewart scored in Liverpool U21's previous match, the home game against Wolves U21 that ended 5-0. As mentioned above, Liverpool was the only team on the pitch versus Wolves U21 in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
A draw for Liverpool U21 before that, at their own venue hosting Arsenal U21 (1-1).After this away game Liverpool U21 return home for a Premier League 2 Division One game against Everton U21. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Liverpool are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Liverpool U21 have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Stewart 5 goals |  S. McConville 4 goals | T. Leigh 3 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Liverpool U21 missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Liverpool U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 11 | 13 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 34 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Conceded | C | 46 | 59 | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 59% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 53% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 24% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13.4 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | ||
| 11.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Salford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Liverpool U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Derby County | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 12 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crystal Palace U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Manchester City U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Wolves U21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Brighton U21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Leicester U21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 6 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 4 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 2 |
