Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Charlton Athletic & Brighton U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Charlton Athletic form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Charlton Athletic have played 9 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in Charlton Athletic's previous game, also at home. Visiting Ipswich Town travelled back with a draw after a 4-4 scoreline. Late drama in the game against Ipswich Town as Charlton Athletic were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Dobson popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Midfield player Morgan got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, the max score being 10. Morgan scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Milton Keynes Dons with the scoreline 0-2.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Coalville Town are coming to town in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Charlton Athletic are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Charlton have conceded 12 goals.
Brighton U21 form and stats
Brighton U21's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Brighton U21 in their Premier League 2 Division One matches away.
Brighton U21 played 2-2 against Chelsea U21 in their previous match. Brighton U21's last match (vs Chelsea U21) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 89th minute equalizer by Samuels. As mentioned above, Brighton drew the match against Chelsea U21. Manager Ruth brought on Samuels to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus West Ham United U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One.The schedule is very tough for Brighton U21 now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League 2 Division One game at Blackburn Rovers U21 is waiting in only four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Brighton U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Rak-Sakyi 4 goals |  M. Leaburn 4 goals |
Charlton Athletic missing players
Brighton U21 missing players
| Charlton Athletic | Brighton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Scored | S | 29 | 41 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 30 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 24% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 49% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 38% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 12.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Brighton U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Liverpool U21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Everton U21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Manchester City U21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolves U21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Brighton U21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 8 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 2 |
