National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cheltenham Town or West Ham United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Cheltenham Town nor West Ham United U21 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.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
Cheltenham was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.3 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cheltenham Town have to build on here at Jonny-Rocks Stadium in the League One.
Cheltenham Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Bristol Rovers. Sercombe (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Sercombe scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sheffield Wednesday (0-3).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cheltenham handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
There will be little rest for Cheltenham Town after this match as they are travelling to Burton Albion for a League One game in only four days.
Cheltenham Town has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Cheltenham Town have conceded 12 from these games.
West Ham United U21 form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Division One matches, West Ham United U21 have produced an overall stat of 0-2-3 so far.
Ham are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Blackburn Rovers U21. West Ham United U21's last match (vs Blackburn Rovers 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 87th minute equalizer by Clayton.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Chelsea U21.West Ham United U21 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the West Ham United U21 manager Robson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Brighton U21.
The visiting Ham have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on West Ham United U21's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 13 goals in 5 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. May 3 goals |  D. Nlundulu 3 goals |  P. Ekwah Elimby 3 goals |
Cheltenham Town missing players
West Ham United U21 missing players
| Cheltenham Town | West Ham United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 21 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 12 | 16 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 25 | 28 | ||
| 37 | 24 | Conceded | C | 44 | 51 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 48% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 12.1 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 12.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | West Ham United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -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 | 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 | Crystal Palace U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Manchester City U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Wolves U21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Brighton U21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Leicester U21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 6 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 4 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 2 |
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