National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bolton Wanderers or Leeds United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There haven't been much to rest for the home side, as they played a League One match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Barnsley, was also a home game here at University of Bolton Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Wanderers was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the EFL Trophy.16 points is a decent return from 7 League One games here at University of Bolton Stadium for Bolton Wanderers. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 276 minutes without scoring a league goal. Bodvarsson was the last player to find the net.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Bolton Wanderers, who played 0-0 against Barnsley. That match was also played at this venue (University of Bolton Stadium). Trafford, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.65 out of 10 in that game. Trafford topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Forest Green Rovers (0-1).The manager Evatt will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Accrington Stanley in only four days.
Wanderers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Defensively Bolton Wanderers have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Leeds United U21 form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.Leeds United U21 are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
182 minutes! That's how long the Leeds goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Leeds United U21, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Sunderland U21 last time out.
Ahead of that, the EFL Trophy win away at Tranmere Rovers.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League 2 Divison Two trip to Middlesbrough U21.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 8 goals in 3 league games away this season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Joseph Fernández Regatillo 8 goals | S. Perkins 7 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Leeds United U21 missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Leeds United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 39 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 29 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 93% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 90% | 93% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 70% | 79% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 57% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 71% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 14% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 14% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 16.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.7 | ||
| 42% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 42% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Leeds United U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Derby County | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 12 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 8 |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 19 |
| 2 | Norwich City U21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Southampton U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 9 | Stoke City U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 10 | Sunderland U21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 0 |
