National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Milton Keynes Dons or West Ham United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Milton Keynes Dons have played 5 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Keynes's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Peterborough United. Cumming had a busy but productive day in the Peterborough United match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Harvie (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.15/10. Harvie scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Oxford United and winning 2-1.The manager Manning will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Shrewsbury Town in only four days.
Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 8 from these games.
West Ham United U21 form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Division One matches, West Ham United U21 have produced an overall stat of 0-1-3 so far.
Home advantage was not enough for West Ham United U21 in their previous game as they lost hosting Crystal Palace U21, 0-1.
Before that, West Ham United U21 travelled to Manchester United U21 and returned home with a draw after the Premier League 2 Division One game finished 1-1.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Ham playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as West Ham United U21 are hosting Chelsea U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One only four days away.
People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Ham concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Grigg 3 goals |   P. Ekwah Elimby 3 goals |  M. Smith 2 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
West Ham United U21 missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | West Ham United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 22 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 12 | 15 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Scored | S | 29 | 32 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 45 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 10.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | West Ham United U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 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 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Derby County | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -15 | 8 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 7 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 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 City U21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Leicester U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Wolves U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 3 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 1 |
