National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Harrogate Town or Everton U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Harrogate Town form and stats
Harrogate Town was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the EFL Trophy.Harrogate Town have collected 4 points from their League Two home games so far after 1-1-3.
The Harrogate crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Bradford City here at CNG Stadium. Mattock, defender, was given a rating of 7.34/10 in that game, top of the team. Mattock hit three key passes and won 5 of 10 duels.
A League Two defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Stevenage.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Harrogate Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 6.
There will be little rest for Harrogate Town after this match as they are travelling to Colchester United for a League Two game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Harrogate here at CNG Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). 7 goals have been conceded.
Everton U21 form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.It's gone fairly well in the Premier League 2 Division One away games so far for Everton U21 with six points collected from three matches.
Two away games in a row for Everton U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Fulham U21.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Brighton U21.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Everton U21 have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Cannon 4 goals |  A. Pattison 2 goals |  M. Daly 2 goals |
Harrogate Town missing players
Everton U21 missing players
| Harrogate Town | Everton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 19 | 30 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Conceded | C | 22 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 5.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.3 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 22% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | ||
| 12 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 14.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Morecambe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Everton U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Harrogate Town | 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 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Salford City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Barrow | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Newport County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Walsall | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 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 | Manchester City U21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Leicester U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Wolves U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 3 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 1 |
