Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Crewe Alexandra & Wrexham 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 Crewe Alexandra nor Wrexham 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.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Alexandra Stadium as Crewe Alexandra have scored 15 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Crewe Alexandra will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the game against Salford City. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The striker Baker-Richardson won the honour of being "man of the match" for Alexandra with a rating of 8.63/10. Baker-Richardson scored two goals.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Gillingham.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Crewe Alexandra, as the League Two home game vs Tranmere Rovers is only four days away.
Goals decide football matches and Alexandra are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 6 league matches. Crewe Alexandra's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wrexham form and stats
Playing away, Wrexham have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the League Two this season.
Wrexham have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo. It's been 205 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.
Two travels in a row for Wrexham, whose manager Parkinson could celebrate last time after the win against Crawley Town. Okonkwo (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.32. Okonkwo topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Wrexham travelled to Mansfield Town and returned home with a draw after the League Two game finished 0-0.A new game in only four days for Wrexham, the League Two home match versus Salford City. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Wrexham have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Crewe Alexandra wins - draws - Wrexham wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. One of the stars has been Mullin with 2 goals scored against Crewe Alexandra in these 2 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Lee 7 goals |   C. Long 6 goals |  C. Baker-Richardson 5 goals |
Crewe Alexandra missing players
Wrexham missing players
| Crewe Alexandra | Wrexham | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 56 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 46 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 90% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 16% | ||
| 3.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 13.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 64% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | ||
| 12.6 | 15.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Newcastle United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 | Notts County | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 22 |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Barrow | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Salford City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | Harrogate Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 17 | Walsall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 19 | Newport County | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -13 | 7 |
