National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Barnsley or Newcastle United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Barnsley nor Newcastle United U21 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.
Barnsley form and stats
Overall League One statistics at home this season for Barnsley are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Barnsley enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Cambridge United's place. The match ended 3-0 with Norwood, Cole and Cundy scoring. Defender Cundy got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.5/10. Cundy scored one goal and won 6 of 6 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League One home game that ended 1-1 versus Port Vale.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Barnsley have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Barnsley, as the League One home game vs Charlton Athletic is only four days away.
The Barnsley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches.
Newcastle United U21 form and stats
Newcastle United U21's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.It's not happening yet for Newcastle United U21 on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Newcastle go into this game after a win, the home game against Nottingham Forest U21 that ended 2-1.
Before that, 0-0 away against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Trophy.
3 goals so far away for Newcastle United U21, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Cole 3 goals |   D. Stephenson 3 goals |  J. Benson 2 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Newcastle United U21 missing players
| Barnsley | Newcastle United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 19 | 23 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 14 | 15 | ||
| 27 | 9 | Scored | S | 21 | 28 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 44 | 47 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 83% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 74% | 70% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 35% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 26% | 22% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 13% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 39% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 6.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 33% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 37% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 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 | Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Newcastle United U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 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 | Leeds United U21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | Norwich City U21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Southampton U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Sunderland U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Stoke City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 0 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 0 |
