EFL Trophy: Buckle up for the Cheltenham Town - Chelsea U21 clash

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Tue 26.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium (7066 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cheltenham Town & Chelsea U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

These are busy days for the team playing at home, as they were in action only three days ago in the League One. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Doncaster Rovers.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

Cheltenham Town was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.

The story so far in the League One for Cheltenham Town at their home stadium (Jonny-Rocks Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Cheltenham Town has recorded two wins in a row here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Cheltenham faced defeat in their previous match, away at Doncaster Rovers (2-3). The penalty miss from Liam Sercombe in the defeat against Doncaster Rovers was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen. Kyle Joseph, a natural forward, was the highest rated performer for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.81 (out of 10). Joseph served one assist and hit five key passes.

Before that, Cheltenham Town had a League One home game versus Morecambe which ended with a victory 3-1.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cheltenham Town, as the League One home game vs Sheffield Wednesday is only four days away.

Cheltenham has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Chelsea U21 form and stats

Chelsea U21 was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.

5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Chelsea U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League U21 this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Chelsea, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Bristol Rovers in the EFL Trophy last time out.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Exeter City (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties).

The visiting Chelsea U21 have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Chelsea have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

CheltenhamA. May
A. May
3 goals
Cheltenham TownA. Williams
A. Williams
3 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Chelsea U21 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Chelsea U21
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   20 25
11 6   Won W   9 11
5 2   Drew D   5 6
9 3   Lost L   6 8
40 15   Scored S   38 44
38 13   Conceded C   28 33
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
92% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   90% 84%
52% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   70% 68%
32% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 36%
20% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 16%
56% 45%   BTTS BTTS   65% 60%
24% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 28%
20% 18%   Failed to Score F T   10% 16%
 
4.5 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.3
6.2 7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.7
1.1 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.7 0.8
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
11 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 10.1
4.1 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.7
37% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 41%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bristol Rovers 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 Chelsea U21 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 3
3 Exeter City 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
4 Cheltenham Town 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
  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 15 8 6 1 26 13 8 5 3 0 14 5 7 3 3 1 12 8 13 30
2 Wycombe Wanderers 14 9 3 2 22 13 6 6 0 0 13 6 8 3 3 2 9 7 9 30
3 Wigan Athletic 13 9 1 3 24 9 7 4 1 2 9 6 6 5 0 1 15 3 15 28
4 Sunderland 13 9 1 3 24 13 7 6 0 1 14 4 6 3 1 2 10 9 11 28
5 Rotherham United 14 8 3 3 23 10 8 4 2 2 14 8 6 4 1 1 9 2 13 27
6 Oxford United 14 7 3 4 23 16 8 5 2 1 15 7 6 2 1 3 8 9 7 24
7 Milton Keynes Dons 14 6 4 4 23 20 7 4 1 2 10 9 7 2 3 2 13 11 3 22
8 Burton Albion 15 6 4 5 16 19 8 4 2 2 12 11 7 2 2 3 4 8 -3 22
9 Sheffield Wednesday 14 5 6 3 15 13 6 3 2 1 7 4 8 2 4 2 8 9 2 21
10 Ipswich Town 14 5 5 4 29 22 8 3 4 1 19 14 6 2 1 3 10 8 7 20
11 Accrington Stanley 14 6 2 6 19 25 6 4 1 1 9 8 8 2 1 5 10 17 -6 20
12 Bolton Wanderers 15 5 4 6 22 25 7 2 3 2 9 13 8 3 1 4 13 12 -3 19
13 Cheltenham Town 14 5 3 6 17 24 7 4 1 2 9 8 7 1 2 4 8 16 -7 18
14 AFC Wimbledon 14 4 5 5 20 23 7 1 4 2 10 11 7 3 1 3 10 12 -3 17
15 Lincoln City 14 4 4 6 17 18 7 2 2 3 7 8 7 2 2 3 10 10 -1 16
16 Portsmouth 14 4 4 6 17 20 6 3 1 2 10 8 8 1 3 4 7 12 -3 16
17 Morecambe 14 4 3 7 24 25 7 3 2 2 12 9 7 1 1 5 12 16 -1 15
18 Cambridge United 13 3 6 4 18 23 8 2 4 2 11 13 5 1 2 2 7 10 -5 15
19 Gillingham 15 3 6 6 15 21 7 2 2 3 7 11 8 1 4 3 8 10 -6 15
20 Shrewsbury Town 15 4 2 9 14 21 8 4 1 3 11 10 7 0 1 6 3 11 -7 14
21 Fleetwood Town 13 3 4 6 21 21 6 2 1 3 9 8 7 1 3 3 12 13 0 13
22 Charlton Athletic 14 3 3 8 16 23 7 1 2 4 8 13 7 2 1 4 8 10 -7 12
23 Doncaster Rovers 13 3 1 9 9 23 6 3 1 2 7 7 7 0 0 7 2 16 -14 10
24 Crewe Alexandra 14 1 5 8 10 24 6 1 2 3 6 11 8 0 3 5 4 13 -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 Manchester United U21 22 15 3 4 44 19 11 10 1 0 31 6 11 5 2 4 13 13 25 48
2 Sunderland U21 22 13 4 5 38 20 11 7 2 2 18 10 11 6 2 3 20 10 18 43
3 Everton U21 22 10 7 5 35 27 11 6 4 1 21 12 11 4 3 4 14 15 8 37
4 Manchester City U21 22 10 4 8 35 26 11 6 2 3 20 12 11 4 2 5 15 14 9 34
5 Chelsea U21 22 9 6 7 34 30 11 4 2 5 18 16 11 5 4 2 16 14 4 33
6 Southampton U21 22 8 6 8 39 40 11 3 5 3 14 15 11 5 1 5 25 25 -1 30
7 Liverpool U21 22 8 4 10 26 37 11 5 1 5 12 18 11 3 3 5 14 19 -11 28
8 Tottenham U21 22 7 6 9 44 43 11 3 2 6 26 27 11 4 4 3 18 16 1 27
9 Reading U21 22 7 6 9 34 40 11 5 2 4 16 20 11 2 4 5 18 20 -6 27
10 Leicester U21 22 6 3 13 25 48 11 4 3 4 12 17 11 2 0 9 13 31 -23 21
11 Middlesbrough U21 22 5 5 12 33 37 11 3 2 6 16 17 11 2 3 6 17 20 -4 20
12 Norwich City U21 22 5 4 13 30 50 11 3 3 5 21 22 11 2 1 8 9 28 -20 19

Cheltenham Town:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bristol Rovers 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 Chelsea U21 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 3
3 Exeter City 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
4 Cheltenham Town 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2

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