National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Preston North End or Brighton & Hove Albion that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Preston North End nor Brighton & Hove Albion 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.
Preston North End form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Preston, as the manager A. Neil led his troops to eliminate Brighton & Hove Albion, Mansfield Town and Derby County, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Overall Championship stats at home this season for Preston North End are 0-0-1 (wins-draw-losses). 2W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Carabao Cup for Preston North End.
The Preston crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion here at Deepdale in a Carabao Cup match. Before that, Preston played out a Championship draw 2-2 when visiting Norwich City.
At Deepdale, Preston North End has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Preston North End and Portsmouth in order to reach 3rd Round of Carabao Cup. They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Brighton are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Brighton play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Preston North End. Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Newcastle United with the score of 3-0.
3 goals so far away for Brighton & Hove Albion, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Preston won one game, five matches ended with a draw and Brighton & Hove Albion has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / fiveTop Goalscorers
  N. Maupay 2 goals |   D. Fisher 1 goals |  S. Sinclair 1 goals |
Preston North End missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| Preston North End | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Scored | S | 13 | 25 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 243 | 108 | Total Shots | T S | 118 | 269 | ||
| 75 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 76 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reading | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Everton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 19 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
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