Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lincoln City & Everton U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Lincoln City saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the League One. Thankfully the previous game, versus Wycombe Wanderers, was also a home game here at LNER Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Lincoln City form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the EFL Trophy for Lincoln, as the manager Kennedy led his troops to eliminate Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers, Newcastle United U21 and Barnsley, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Lincoln City's EFL Trophy journey ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the League One, Lincoln City have managed 2 wins, 8 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 10 games.
Lincoln City haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 203 minutes ago. House scored that one.
The spoils were shared in Lincoln's previous game, also at home. Visiting Wycombe Wanderers travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Walsh was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Walsh won 5 of 9 duels.
A League One defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Shrewsbury Town.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lincoln City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Lincoln are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Cheltenham Town awaits in four days.
Lincoln City has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Lincoln City are not conceding a lot of goals here at LNER Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.
Everton U21 form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hartlepool United, Harrogate Town, Morecambe and Mansfield Town in order to reach 3rd round of EFL Trophy. Everton U21's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Division One matches, Everton U21 have produced an overall stat of 3-0-3 so far.
The followers enjoyed Everton's previous match versus Colchester United U21, a Premier League Cup win (7-2) played at home.
A defeat, in the Premier League Cup away at Birmingham City U21, before that. Everton U21 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Everton's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Everton U21 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Cannon 6 goals |   B. House 5 goals | J. Diamond 5 goals |
Lincoln City missing players
Everton U21 missing players
| Lincoln City | Everton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Scored | S | 25 | 47 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 46% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 35% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 12.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 17 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 15 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -12 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 6 |
