National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Morecambe or Everton 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.
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.Three League One home games done for Morecambe, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.
The Morecambe crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to Milton Keynes Dons here at Mazuma Stadium. As you see from the result above, Morecambe suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Midfielder Taylor was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Taylor hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).
Before that, a strong away win at Rotherham United. A Carabao Cup game.
Morecambe are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Bristol Rovers awaits in four days.
The lack of attacking qualities in Morecambe means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Everton U21 form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.Everton U21 are yet to lose a point on their Premier League 2 Division One travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
Two away games in a row for Everton, whose manager Tait could celebrate last time after the win against West Ham United U21. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Tait when Djankpata scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute.
A draw for Everton U21 before that, at their own venue hosting Manchester United U21 (2-2).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 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chelsea U21 in just four days.
4 goals so far away for Everton U21, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Cannon 4 goals |  A. Gnahoua 1 goals |  J. Weir 1 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Everton U21 missing players
| Morecambe | Everton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 20 | 32 | ||
| 42 | 14 | Conceded | C | 21 | 32 | ||
| 88% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 41% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 24% | ||
| 3.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 6 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.5 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 36% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | ||
| 15.1 | 15.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 14.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Everton U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 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 | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Everton U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Fulham U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Manchester City U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Leicester U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Wolves U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| 8 | Liverpool U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 9 | Chelsea U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Tottenham U21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Brighton U21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
