National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shrewsbury Town or Burnley 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 Shrewsbury Town and Burnley.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Shrewsbury Town have reached this Carabao Cup stage through battling and winning against Carlisle United. Last season, Shrewsbury's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Shrewsbury Town have played three League One home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Leahy was the last player to score a league goal for Shrewsbury Town and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Shrewsbury Town haven't scored in 181 minutes.
The Shrewsbury crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Ipswich Town here at Montgomery Waters Meadow. The forward Shipley bested all the other players in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.15 out of 10. Shipley hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Derby County that ended 0-0.The manager Cotterill will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bristol Rovers in only four days.
4 goals have been conceded.
Burnley form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Burnley are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Championship, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Burnley's last game was the home draw against Blackpool (3-3). Drawing 3-3 against Blackpool after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Jackson needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. The attacker Tella got a match rating of 8.43 in that game. Tella scored two goals.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Hull City in the Championship.Burnley have another game that requires travelling in just four nights, a Championship fixture versus Wigan Athletic. A rough programme for the guests!
It's early days yet, but Burnley has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Brownhill 2 goals |  N. Tella 2 goals |   L. Leahy 1 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Burnley missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Burnley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 29 | 20 | Conceded | C | 14 | 34 | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12 | ||
| 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 30% | ||
| 11.7 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| 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 United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Reading | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 23 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
