National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cheltenham Town or Chelsea U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Cheltenham Town have less rest than Chelsea U21 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Forest Green Rovers.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the EFL Trophy for Cheltenham, as the manager Elliott led his troops to eliminate Forest Green Rovers, West Ham United U21, Walsall and Milton Keynes Dons, and reach the 3rd Round. Cheltenham Town participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.5-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Cheltenham Town so far this season.
Cheltenham Town lost their last game at Forest Green Rovers after a 0-1 scoreline. Midfielder Sercombe was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.33 (out of ten) in that game. Sercombe hit one key pass.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Charlton Athletic and winning 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cheltenham handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Lincoln City in only four days. This game is also played here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
Cheltenham Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. On the other hand, Cheltenham Town have conceded 12 goals.
Chelsea U21 form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Oxford United, Leyton Orient, Sutton United and Peterborough United in order to reach 3rd round of EFL Trophy. Chelsea was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 3rd round last season.As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Division One matches, Chelsea U21 have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far.
Two away games in a row for Chelsea U21, whose coach Robinson could celebrate last time after the EFL Trophy win against Peterborough United.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Tottenham U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One.Chelsea U21 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. From a total of 6 matches.
Chelsea create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 16 goals in 6 travels. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Chelsea U21 rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 10 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
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| Cheltenham Town | Chelsea U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 19 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Scored | S | 37 | 50 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Conceded | C | 33 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 63% | 72% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 12% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9.8 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 45% | ||
| 13 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 17 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 15 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -12 | 15 |
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 6 |
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