Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Barrow & Fleetwood Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Barrow nor Fleetwood Town 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.
Barrow form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.Barrow have collected 8 points from their League Two home games so far after 2-2-1.
A good away victory last time out for Barrow, who won 1-0 against Mansfield Town. Joe Grayson was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.12 out of 10. The defender Grayson hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 2 of 5 duels.
Previous to that game, a League Two home match hosting Newport County in a game that was won 2-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Barrow, as the League Two home game vs Leyton Orient is only four days away.
Barrow have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Holker Street with 8 goals in 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the 3rd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Fleetwood Town so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose). Fleetwood Town has drawn their two previous away games.
The manager S. Grayson was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Highbury Stadium. Fleetwood suffered a 1-2 loss to Charlton Athletic. Danny Andrew, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.04. Andrew scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
A 3-3 draw at Milton Keynes Dons's stadium before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Fleetwood manager S. Grayson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Accrington Stanley.
The travelling fans enjoy Fleetwood's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. In the opposite end, Fleetwood have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings featuring these teams: Barrow won one, Fleetwood Town triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  O. Banks 4 goals | O. Zanzala 3 goals |  D. Andrew 3 goals |
Barrow missing players
Fleetwood Town missing players
| Barrow | Fleetwood Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Conceded | C | 27 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Barrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Leicester U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -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 | Forest Green Rovers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Barrow | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | Newport County | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Salford City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 21 | Walsall | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Morecambe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -12 | 7 |