Key statistics for the EFL Trophy fixture between Fleetwood Town and Accrington Stanley

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Date: Tue 07.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Highbury Stadium (5500 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fleetwood Town or Accrington Stanley that keep their silverware dream alive.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a FA Cup match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Portsmouth, was also a home game here at Highbury Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

Action has already taken place for Fleetwood Town in EFL Trophy as they have defeated Liverpool U21, Everton U21, Oldham Athletic and Accrington Stanley to reach the 3rd Round. Fleetwood Town participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Highbury Stadium as Fleetwood Town have scored 18 goals to get 25 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the League One are 7-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the EFL Trophy, Fleetwood Town has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Highbury Stadium, but a victory now would be sweet for Fleetwood Town.

Fleetwood Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Portsmouth. In the match before that, Fleetwood Town hosted Sunderland and drew the League One game 1-1.

A decent goal production from Fleetwood Town in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 12 league matches. Fleetwood Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at Highbury Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Liverpool U21, Oldham Athletic, Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers in order to reach 3rd Round of EFL Trophy. They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the 3rd round.

There's been little loot from Accrington Stanley's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the League One. Accrington Stanley only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 6 draws. When we have look at the EFL Trophy statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Rochdale with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Burton Albion in the League One.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Accrington Stanley as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Accrington Stanley have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Accrington Stanley - Fleetwood Town 2-1 entered in the official records. Last eight meetings between the teams: Fleetwood Town won 4, Accrington Stanley won 3 and 1 draw. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Fleetwood TownP. Madden
P. Madden
13 goals
Accrington StanleyC. Bishop
C. Bishop
10 goals
Fleetwood TownC. Evans
C. Evans
8 goals

Fleetwood Town missing players

Accrington Stanley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fleetwood Town Accrington Stanley
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
12 7   Won W   3 11
6 4   Drew D   5 7
7 2   Lost L   3 7
45 22   Scored S   12 43
31 12   Conceded C   13 30
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 96%
88% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 80%
64% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 48%
28% 15%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 28%
16% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 16%
68% 69%   BTTS BTTS   45% 56%
24% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 28%
12% 15%   Failed to Score F T   27% 20%
 
6.3 6.5   Corners For (avg) C F   5.4 5.7
3.5 4.1   Corners Against (avg) C A   3.8 4.1
1.6 1.5   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
1 0   Red Cards R C   1 3
 
332 169   Total Shots T S   155 377
117 62   Shots on Target S O   47 123
38% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 35%

  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 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Sunderland 23 9 8 6 31 24 12 6 5 1 21 10 11 3 3 5 10 14 7 35
10 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
11 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
12 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
13 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 24 9 3 12 29 31 10 7 1 2 18 11 14 2 2 10 11 20 -2 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7

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 Wycombe Wanderers 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Sunderland 23 9 8 6 31 24 12 6 5 1 21 10 11 3 3 5 10 14 7 35
10 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
11 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
12 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
13 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 24 9 3 12 29 31 10 7 1 2 18 11 14 2 2 10 11 20 -2 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7

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