Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ipswich Town & Arsenal U21 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 Ipswich and Arsenal U21.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Ipswich Town was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.Ipswich Town have played 4 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Ipswich coach McKenna and his pawns return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Sheffield Wednesday. A disappointing finish for Ipswich Town in their match versus Sheffield Wednesday as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The attacking player Jackson won the honour of being "man of the match" for Ipswich Town with the rating of 7.14/10. Jackson scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Bristol Rovers.Ipswich Town have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Arsenal U21 form and stats
Arsenal was sent out of EFL Trophy in the quarter-finals last season.Arsenal U21 are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League 2 Division One. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Arsenal U21 played 1-1 against Wolves U21 in their previous match.
Before that, Arsenal U21 secured a home win against Blackburn Rovers U21 with the score 4-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League Cup trip to Burnley U21.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Arsenal U21 has managed 5 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the former two meetings): Ipswich won zero games, one match ended with a tie and Arsenal U21 have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero. Jackson loves to face Arsenal U21 and have scored 2 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Chaplin 5 goals |   C. Sagoe Junior 4 goals | M. Harness 3 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
Arsenal U21 missing players
| Ipswich Town | Arsenal U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 19 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Scored | S | 31 | 49 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 31 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 63% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 74% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 12% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 40% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 9.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 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 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 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 | Crystal Palace U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolves U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 9 | Leicester U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Brighton U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | Tottenham U21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 3 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 1 |
