National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fleetwood Town or Manchester United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Fleetwood Town nor Manchester 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.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
Fleetwood Town was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.With 1 League One win, 4 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Fleetwood Town are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Fleetwood Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Shrewsbury Town. Earl was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.14 out of 10. The defender Earl hit two key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.
1-1 away at Portsmouth before that.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 Fleetwood have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 3 and lost 4.
There will be little rest for Fleetwood Town after this match as they are travelling to Exeter City for a League One game in only four days.
Fleetwood Town have scored {4 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot. Fleetwood have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester United U21 form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Division One matches, Manchester United U21 have produced an overall stat of 0-3-2 so far.
Manchester United U21 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 3-3 draw at Chelsea U21. The match against Chelsea U21 looked like a defeat for Manchester United U21, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Shoretire equalized in the 90th minute.
A draw for Manchester United U21 before that, at their own venue hosting Brighton U21 (3-3).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Manchester United U21 in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Manchester, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
After this away game Manchester United U21 return home for a Premier League 2 Division One game against Wolves U21. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Manchester United U21 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. There are big problems for the Manchester defense as they have conceded 16 goals in 5 away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Forson 3 goals |  S. Shoretire 3 goals | I. Hansen-Aaröen 3 goals |
Fleetwood Town missing players
Manchester United U21 missing players
| Fleetwood Town | Manchester United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 21 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 9 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 39 | 46 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 38 | 49 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 81% | 80% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 52% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 6.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 47% | ||
| 13.2 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 14.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Barrow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 |
