National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Exeter City or Ipswich Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Exeter City form and stats
Exeter City have reached this EFL Trophy stage through battling and winning against Cheltenham Town, Oxford United, West Ham United U21 and Newport County. Exeter City participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.25 points is a decent return from 12 League Two games here for Exeter City. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. 3W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the EFL Trophy for Exeter City.
The home team returns after sharing the points with Colchester United on their last time out; the League Two game ended 2-2. Previous to that game, a League Two home match hosting Newport County in a game that was won 1-0.
A decent goal production from Exeter City in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. Exeter City have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ipswich Town form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Colchester United, Tottenham U21, Peterborough United and Gillingham in order to reach 3rd Round of EFL Trophy.7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Ipswich Town playing as the away team in the League One this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the EFL Trophy stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away. Ipswich Town has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Ipswich Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 3-5 to Lincoln City. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Gillingham.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Ipswich Town, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Ipswich Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. Ipswich Town have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Exeter City 0 wins, 1 draw and Ipswich Town 1 victory. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Bowman 9 goals |   J. Norwood 8 goals |  K. Jackson 7 goals |
Exeter City missing players
Ipswich Town missing players
| Exeter City | Ipswich Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 6.6 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 362 | 199 | Total Shots | T S | 141 | 292 | ||
| 121 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 93 | ||
| 30% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 36 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Salford City | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Newport County | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 27 |
| 16 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 25 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -6 | 23 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 19 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -23 | 18 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 43 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 38 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 36 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 31 |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 30 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -15 | 22 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -13 | 21 |
| 22 | Southend United | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -38 | 8 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -27 | 7 |