Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Accrington Stanley & Barrow face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Last season, Accrington's EFL Trophy journey ended in the 3rd round.Perfect League One season at home so far for Accrington Stanley 2 wins from 2 appearances. Two home wins in a row for Accrington bring valid hopes of a third.
Accrington lost their last game at Milton Keynes Dons after a 0-2 scoreline. Defender Ross Sykes got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Sykes won 8 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Oldham Athletic (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) that finished 0-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Shrewsbury Town in only four days. This game is also played here at Wham Stadium.
Accrington Stanley has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Barrow form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.It's not happening yet for Barrow on their League Two travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Barrow seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Barrow played 1-1 against Bristol Rovers in their previous match. The attacker Josh Gordon got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Gordon hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
Preceding that, the 0-6 home loss versus Aston Villa.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Barrow manager M. Cooper as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Oldham Athletic.
1 goal so far away for Barrow, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Butcher 2 goals |   O. Zanzala 2 goals | M. Nottingham 1 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Barrow missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Barrow | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 26 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Conceded | C | 13 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.4 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 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 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Barrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Leicester U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Sunderland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Newport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Salford City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Barrow | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |