Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Barrow & Manchester United U21 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 Manchester 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.
Barrow form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Barrow so far this season.
Barrow haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 211 minutes ago. Gordon scored that one.
Barrow are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Tranmere Rovers. Defender Warren got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.3/10. Warren won 11 of 18 duels.
Ahead of that match, Barrow lost 0-2 at home to Leyton Orient.This is expected to be a close game, with Barrow perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Barrow as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Barrow has won 3 of these, drawn 8 and lost 6.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Barrow as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Mansfield Town are visiting.
The Barrow fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches.
Manchester United U21 form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League 2 Division One travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Manchester as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-6 against Blackburn Rovers U21. Manchester United U21 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-6 beating and focus on this one.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against West Ham United U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Manchester United U21 in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Manchester United U21, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Manchester United U21, the Premier League 2 Division One home match versus Brighton U21. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Manchester's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. There are big problems for the Manchester United U21 defense as they have conceded 13 goals in 4 away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Gordon 7 goals | B. Whitfield 3 goals |  O. Forson 3 goals |
Barrow missing players
Manchester United U21 missing players
| Barrow | Manchester United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 20 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Scored | S | 35 | 41 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 35 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 45% | ||
| 10.6 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 14.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester United U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Barrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Salford City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Barrow | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Newport County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Walsall | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City U21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Leicester U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Wolves U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 3 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 1 |
