Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fleetwood Town & Accrington Stanley face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Fleetwood and Accrington Stanley.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
Fleetwood participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.With 2 League One wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Fleetwood Town are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Fleetwood Town crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Burton Albion here at Highbury Stadium in a FA Cup match.
Preceding that match was a League One defeat to Wigan Athletic (2-3).Fleetwood are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Doncaster Rovers awaits in four days.
Fleetwood have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Highbury Stadium with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Fleetwood Town have conceded 14 from these games.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Accrington was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 3rd round last season.There's been little loot from Accrington Stanley's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the League One. Accrington Stanley only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Accrington play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-5 to Port Vale. Accrington lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
Ahead of that match was the League One away draw versus Gillingham that ended 0-0.A new game in only four days for Accrington, the League One home match versus Plymouth Argyle. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Accrington Stanley have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. Accrington Stanley struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Fleetwood won four, Accrington Stanley triumphed in three and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  D. Andrew 6 goals | G. Garner 5 goals |  H. Pell 5 goals |
Fleetwood Town missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Fleetwood Town | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 24 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 72% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 20% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 14 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | ||
| 12.6 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barrow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Leicester U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 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 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 9 |