Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bolton Wanderers & Manchester United U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Bolton Wanderers nor Manchester United U21 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.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Last season, Wanderers went all the way and won EFL Trophy. Will they do the same again this year? Manchester United U21 will try their best to defeat the reigning champions.The complete League One statistics at home this season for Bolton Wanderers are 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Peterborough United last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A League One defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Reading.Bolton Wanderers are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Port Vale awaits in four days.
Bolton Wanderers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at University of Bolton Stadium with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Wanderers have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Manchester United U21 form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.The Premier League 2 Division One season is young and Manchester United U21 have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Manchester United U21 in their previous game as they lost hosting Arsenal U21, 2-4. As you can tell from the result, the match against Arsenal U21 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Before that, Manchester travelled to Sunderland U21 and returned home with a draw after the Premier League 2 Division One game finished 5-5.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Manchester United U21 manager Binnion as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Blackburn Rovers U21.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Manchester United U21 has managed {7 goals} and let in 8 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Charles 5 goals |  V. Adeboyejo 5 goals |   M. Mejia 3 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Manchester United U21 missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Manchester United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 19 | 48 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Conceded | C | 30 | 53 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 6.7 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 43% | ||
| 11.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Manchester United U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Salford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | Portsmouth | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Derby County | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham U21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Reading U21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | West Ham United U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Chelsea U21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Leeds United U21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Sunderland U21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Norwich City U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Aston Villa U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | West Brom U21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Manchester United U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Manchester City U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Newcastle United U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Southampton U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 4 |
| 21 | Everton U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 22 | Wolves U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 23 | Crystal Palace U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 24 | Leicester U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 3 |
| 25 | Stoke City U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 3 |
| 26 | Derby County U21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
