National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Burton Albion or Tranmere Rovers that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Burton nor Tranmere Rovers 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.
Burton Albion form and stats
Burton Albion have reached this EFL Trophy stage through battling and winning against Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester U21. Burton Albion was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.Burton Albion's results here at Pirelli Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The spoils were shared in Burton's previous game, also at home. Visiting Plymouth Argyle travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Midfielder Taylor was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.83 (out of ten) in that game. Taylor hit two key passes.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Charlton Athletic that ended 3-3.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Burton Albion handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
Burton Albion have conceded 18 from these games.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Leeds United U21, Crewe Alexandra and Bolton Wanderers in order to reach 2nd round of EFL Trophy. Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.As the visiting team in League Two matches, Tranmere Rovers have produced an overall stat of 3-3-3 so far.
Tranmere failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs AFC Wimbledon that ended with defeat 0-2. Defender Bristow was the best team player with a rating of 7.42. Bristow hit six key passes and won 7 of 11 duels.
Before that, Tranmere Rovers travelled to Swindon Town and returned home with a draw after the League Two game finished 1-1.Tranmere Rovers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: three - zero - one (Burton wins - draws - Tranmere Rovers wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Adeboyejo 8 goals |  D. Keillor-Dunn 5 goals |  J. Hawkes 4 goals |
Burton Albion missing players
Tranmere Rovers missing players
| Burton Albion | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 11 | 29 | ||
| 49 | 23 | Conceded | C | 11 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 46% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 12.8 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
