Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Exeter City & Arsenal U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are hectic days for the hometeam, as they were in action only three days ago in the League One. Thankfully the previous game, versus Barnsley, was also a home game here at St James Park. The away team is better rested.
Exeter City form and stats
The overall League One stats at home this season for Exeter City are 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Exeter City's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Barnsley. Defender Aimson got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Aimson won 8 of 9 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Charlton Athletic in the League One.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Exeter here at St James Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games).
Arsenal U21 form and stats
Things could have gone better for Arsenal U21 in their Premier League 2 Division One away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Arsenal U21 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Everton U21.
Prior to that result Arsenal won their away game at Manchester United U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One. The scoreline was 4-2.Arsenal U21 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Arsenal U21's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Aimson 2 goals |  D. Mitchell 2 goals |
Exeter City missing players
Arsenal U21 missing players
| Exeter City | Arsenal U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Conceded | C | 18 | 42 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.9 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 40% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | ||
| 11.2 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 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 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Derby County | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 22 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 6 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 5 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -19 | 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 | Tottenham U21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Arsenal U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Liverpool U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Brighton U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Reading U21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | West Ham United U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Norwich City U21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Chelsea U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Leeds United U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Manchester United U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 15 | Southampton U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Aston Villa U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Wolves U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Leicester U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Manchester City U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | West Brom U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Newcastle United U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 22 | Everton U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| 24 | Crystal Palace U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 25 | Stoke City U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
| 26 | Derby County U21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
England:
