National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Port Vale or Newcastle United 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.
Port Vale form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Port Vale have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
Port Vale haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 340 minutes ago. Garrity scored that one.
No payout for Port in their previous match, an away game at Portsmouth that ended in defeat 0-2. Arblaster (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.4/10. Arblaster hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Bristol Rovers in the League One.The match schedule is unforgiving for Port Vale as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Fleetwood Town are visiting.
Port Vale are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vale Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Newcastle United U21 form and stats
The Premier League 2 Division One season is young and Newcastle United 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.
Newcastle United U21 delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Fleetwood Town U21 in their previous game; a Premier League Cup duel.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Nottingham Forest U21.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Newcastle played away with similar odds. This revealed 5 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 5 times.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Newcastle United U21 as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the last two meetings): Port Vale won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Newcastle United U21 have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Garrity 4 goals |  J. Wilson 2 goals |  J. Huntley 2 goals |
Port Vale missing players
Newcastle United U21 missing players
| Port Vale | Newcastle United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 35 | 10 | Conceded | C | 28 | 53 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10.9 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 30% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 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 | 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 |
