Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Burton Albion & Everton 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 Burton Albion nor Everton 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.
Burton Albion form and stats
Burton was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the EFL Trophy.Burton Albion have collected 2 points from their League One home games so far after 0-2-2.
The spoils were shared in Burton Albion's previous game, also at home. Visiting Fleetwood Town travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Powell felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Fleetwood Town as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 17th minute. Defender Hamer got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Hamer hit two key passes and won 5 of 11 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Port Vale and winning 3-2.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Burton as they are travelling to their away game against Reading in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Burton Albion here at Pirelli Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 4 games). Burton have conceded 6 from these games.
Everton U21 form and stats
Everton U21 was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 3rd round last season.The Premier League 2 Division One season is young and Everton U21 have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
The supporters enjoyed Everton's previous match versus Norwich City U21, a 2-1 win played at home.
A loss, in the EFL Trophy away at Doncaster Rovers, earlier.
After this away game Everton U21 return home for a Premier League 2 Division One game against Arsenal U21. That game is only three sleeps after this.
{3 goals} so far away for Everton U21, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 9. All from 3 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Okoronkko 2 goals |   J. Powell 1 goals |  M. Helm 1 goals |
Burton Albion missing players
Everton U21 missing players
| Burton Albion | Everton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 17 | 29 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | C | 36 | 56 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 69% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 46% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 7 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.5 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 25% | ||
| 14.4 | 16.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -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 | 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 |
