National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AFC Wimbledon or Aston Villa U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far in the League Two for AFC Wimbledon at their home stadium (Kingsmeadow) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The AFC Wimbledon crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Barrow here at Kingsmeadow. Midfield player Chislett got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Chislett hit one key pass.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Crawley Town and winning 2-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how AFC Wimbledon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for AFC Wimbledon as they are travelling to their away game against Stockport County in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
The Wimbledon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches.
Aston Villa U21 form and stats
Aston Villa U21 was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 2nd round last season.1-0-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Aston Villa U21 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away.
Aston Villa U21 delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Peterborough United U21 in their previous game; a Premier League Cup duel.
A loss against Leeds United U21 was the result prior to that, in a Premier League 2 Divison Two home game.4 goals so far away for Aston Villa U21, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Young-Coombes 3 goals |   B. Young 3 goals |  E. Chislett 2 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Aston Villa U21 missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Aston Villa U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 19 | 24 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Conceded | C | 25 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 90% | 85% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 54% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 31% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 77% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 15% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.9 | 7.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 49% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 13.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Crawley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 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 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Barrow | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Salford City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Sutton United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | Newport County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 2 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 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 | Leeds United U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Sunderland U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | West Brom U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Newcastle United U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Stoke City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 0 |
