Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lincoln City & Manchester City U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Lincoln City form and stats
Lincoln participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.12 points is a decent return from 6 League One games here for Lincoln City. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
A nice win for Lincoln City last time playing, versus Forest Green Rovers. That was also a home game and the match ended 6-2 with A. Scully (2), J. Grant (2), B. Johnson and J. Jones scoring for the victors. Preceding that match was a League One defeat to Portsmouth (1-3).
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Lincoln played a great game against Forest Green Rovers and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Lincoln City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Lincoln City have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester City U21 form and stats
Manchester City U21 was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 3rd round last season.4-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester City U21 in their Premier League U21 matches away.
Two travels in a row for Manchester City U21, whose manager P. Harsley could celebrate last time after the EFL Trophy win against Scunthorpe United. Prior to that result Manchester City U21 won their away game at Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy. The scoreline was 3-0.
As mentioned above, Manchester City U21 was the only team on the pitch versus Scunthorpe United in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Manchester have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 15 goals have been scored. 14 goals have been conceded by Manchester City U21 in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Grant 6 goals | L. Montsma 2 goals |  T. Hopper 2 goals |
Lincoln City missing players
Manchester City U21 missing players
| Lincoln City | Manchester City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 21 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 37 | 41 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Conceded | C | 28 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 268 | 148 | Total Shots | T S | 156 | 156 | ||
| 78 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 58 | 58 | ||
| 54% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Peterborough United | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Hull City | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 11 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 10 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Sunderland U21 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | Everton U21 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Manchester City U21 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Chelsea U21 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Southampton U21 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 25 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Liverpool U21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 8 | Tottenham U21 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Reading U21 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -6 | 27 |
| 10 | Leicester U21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 31 | -23 | 21 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough U21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Norwich City U21 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -20 | 19 |