National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Northampton Town or AFC Wimbledon that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Northampton Town nor AFC Wimbledon 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.
Northampton Town form and stats
Northampton Town have not come this way in the Carabao Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Coventry City. Northampton participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Northampton Town's two home games in the League Two so far this season, having collected 3 points here at PTS ACADEMY STADIUM.
The Northampton Town fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at PTS ACADEMY STADIUM: A 1-3 defeat against Rochdale. Midfielder Mitchell Pinnock was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Pinnock served one assist and hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Colchester United with a 1-0 scoreline.Northampton Town are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Crawley Town awaits in four days.
Northampton Town has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Charlton Athletic in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.Things could have gone better for AFC Wimbledon in their League One away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Wimbledon play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Sunderland. Midfielder Anthony Hartigan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Hartigan had 53 successful passes (of 66 total).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Gillingham in the League One.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the AFC Wimbledon manager M. Robinson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Ipswich Town.
2 goals so far away for AFC Wimbledon, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Northampton wins - draws - AFC Wimbledon wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Guthrie 2 goals |  B. Ashley-Seal 1 goals |  W. Nightingale 1 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
AFC Wimbledon missing players
| Northampton Town | AFC Wimbledon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 10 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 9 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 36% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.1 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 45% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 22 | Salford City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 23 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |