Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lincoln City & Newcastle United 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 Lincoln City and Newcastle United U21.
Lincoln City form and stats
Lincoln was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.1-4-0 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Lincoln City so far this season.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jordan Wright not having conceded a league goal in 186 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Lincoln City, who won 1-0 against Ipswich Town. Goalkeeper Rushworth got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.34 out of ten. Rushworth topped it up with a clean sheet.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League One home game that ended 0-0 versus Charlton Athletic.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sheffield Wednesday are coming to town in four days.
The Lincoln City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. From these home matches, Lincoln City have conceded only 4 goals.
Newcastle United U21 form and stats
Newcastle's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
It's the second away game in a row for Newcastle United U21, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Aston Villa U21 last time out.
Before that, Newcastle travelled to Middlesbrough U21 and returned home with a draw after the Premier League 2 Divison Two game finished 1-1.The travelling fans enjoy Newcastle United U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. House 4 goals |  J. Diamond 4 goals |  D. Stephenson 4 goals |
Lincoln City missing players
Newcastle United U21 missing players
| Lincoln City | Newcastle United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 21 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 15 | 16 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Scored | S | 22 | 29 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Conceded | C | 47 | 50 | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 52% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 40% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 55% | 65% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||
| 11.8 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Newcastle United U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | 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 | Leeds United U21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 19 |
| 2 | Norwich City U21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Southampton U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 9 | Stoke City U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 10 | Sunderland U21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 0 |
