National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Crawley Town or Leyton Orient that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Crawley and Leyton Orient.
Crawley Town form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the League Two, Crawley Town have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games.
Crawley lost their last game at Tranmere Rovers after a 1-2 scoreline. Midfield player Jack Powell got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Powell hit three key passes.
Ahead of that match, Crawley won a home game hosting Bradford City (2-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Crawley have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn four and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Crawley as they are travelling to their away game against Rochdale in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
The Crawley Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. On the other hand, Crawley Town have conceded 5 goals.
Leyton Orient form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Leyton Orient playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Leyton Orient play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Port Vale. Late heartbreak for Leyton in the Port Vale match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Harry Smith, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.45. Smith hit one key pass.
A draw for Leyton before that, at their own venue hosting Mansfield Town (0-0).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Leyton in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Leyton Orient, six draws and seven defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Leyton now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Barrow is waiting in only four days.
Leyton has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. Leyton have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Crawley six wins, one draw and Leyton Orient three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Smith 6 goals |   J. Hessenthaler 3 goals | A. Drinan 3 goals |
Crawley Town missing players
Leyton Orient missing players
| Crawley Town | Leyton Orient | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 14 | Scored | S | 14 | 34 | ||
| 36 | 12 | Conceded | C | 20 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 42% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Southampton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Crawley Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Barrow | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | Newport County | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Salford City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 21 | Walsall | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 7 |
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