National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Salford City or Rotherham United that keep their silverware dream alive.
Salford City form and stats
Salford participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Salford City have collected 21 points from their League Two home games so far after 5-6-8.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Salford, as their goalkeeper Chris Neal has completely shut out the opponents for 229 minutes in the League Two.
The Salford City supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Bradford City in League Two and win 2-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Macclesfield Town and winning 2-0.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Salford, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Manchester United U21 is only four days away.
Salford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 19 games. 24 goals have been conceded.
Rotherham United form and stats
Rotherham was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 2nd round last season.10-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rotherham United in their League One matches away.
Rotherham are travelling again after losing away to Rochdale in their previous match (1-3). Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Rochdale's place.
Rotherham has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 18 games. Rotherham United have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Salford City missing players
Rotherham United missing players
| Salford City | Rotherham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 28 | 49 | ||
| 23 | 16 | Conceded | C | 23 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 7.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 305 | 200 | Total Shots | T S | 194 | 357 | ||
| 96 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 68 | 125 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 69 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 69 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 68 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 65 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 64 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 58 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 58 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 57 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 54 |
| 10 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 50 |
| 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 49 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 48 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -6 | 47 |
| 14 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -9 | 47 |
| 15 | Newport County | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -7 | 46 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -8 | 45 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -8 | 42 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -17 | 42 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 | -13 | 41 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -12 | 40 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -7 | 38 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 60 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 37 | -25 | 32 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -15 | 25 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 50 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -26 | 22 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coventry City | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 67 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 62 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 60 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 60 |
| 5 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 60 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 59 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 59 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 59 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 54 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 52 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 51 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 48 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 45 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -11 | 45 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | -2 | 42 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -6 | 40 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -11 | 37 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -18 | 36 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 35 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -24 | 32 |
| 22 | Southend United | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | -46 | 19 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 43 | -39 | 14 |