National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sutton United or Aston Villa U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sutton United and Aston Villa U21.
Sutton United form and stats
Sutton United was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.The total League Two stats at home this season for Sutton United are 1-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Sutton United in their previous match, an away game at Accrington Stanley that ended in defeat 1-4. Goodliffe was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Goodliffe won 12 of 16 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Sutton lost 3-5 at Swindon Town's place.The match schedule is unforgiving for Sutton United as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Milton Keynes Dons are visiting.
Sutton United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sutton United defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Aston Villa U21 form and stats
Villa was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.The Premier League 2 Division One season is young and Aston Villa U21 have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Brighton U21 in their previous outing. The Premier League Cup battle ended 2-2.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Derby County U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Aston Villa U21 when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 2 and winning 1 game.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Aston Villa U21 has managed {6 goals} and let in 8 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Patrick 4 goals |  H. Smith 2 goals |
Sutton United missing players
Aston Villa U21 missing players
| Sutton United | Aston Villa U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 33 | 55 | ||
| 49 | 18 | Conceded | C | 35 | 50 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 87% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 47% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 72% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 53% | ||
| 12.5 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crawley Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Sutton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -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 | Gillingham | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Notts County | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Barrow | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Walsall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Salford City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -8 | 7 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 3 |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | West Ham United U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Brighton U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Reading U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Leeds United U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Liverpool U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Norwich City U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Chelsea U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Sunderland U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | West Brom U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Manchester United U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Manchester City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Aston Villa U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Wolves U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Leicester U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 22 | Newcastle United U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 23 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Stoke City U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 3 |
| 25 | Derby County U21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 26 | Everton U21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 1 |
