National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cambridge United or Ipswich Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Cambridge United nor Ipswich 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.
Cambridge United form and stats
Cambridge was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the EFL Trophy.4-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Cambridge United so far this season.
The Cambridge United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Sheffield Wednesday here at Abbey Stadium. Cambridge's goalkeeper Mitov was extremely busy against Sheffield Wednesday, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
A League One defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Bristol Rovers.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cambridge United, as the League One home game vs Port Vale is only four days away.
Cambridge United has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.Ipswich Town's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ipswich Town collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the League One. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Ipswich have much to to correct after their unpredictable loss (0-1) to Lincoln City in their previous game, played in front of their own supporters. Midfielder Evans was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.35. Evans hit the woodwork once, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 115 successful passes (of 133 total).
Prior to that result Ipswich Town won their away game at Morecambe in the League One. The scoreline was 2-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Ipswich Town are hosting Derby County in the League One only three days away.
Ipswich Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. It's not easy to score on Ipswich as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Cambridge United two wins, three draws and Ipswich Town two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Chaplin 5 goals |   J. Ironside 4 goals |  S. Smith 4 goals |
Cambridge United missing players
Ipswich Town missing players
| Cambridge United | Ipswich Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 20 | 52 | ||
| 46 | 23 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 7.2 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 15.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6.5 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 12.8 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 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 |
