Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Newport County & Leicester U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League Two match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Plymouth Argyle.
It's quite the trip for Leicester U21 when visiting Newport County as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Newport County form and stats
Newport County participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Newport County have played 15 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). 2W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the EFL Trophy for Newport County. Two home wins in a row for Newport County bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager M. Flynn led his Newport County to a defeat in the League Two match away at Plymouth Argyle. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Rodney Parade. Before that, Newport County had a League Two home game versus Macclesfield Town which ended with a victory 1-0.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Newport County, as the League Two home game vs Cambridge United is only four days away.
The Newport County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 15 matches. From these home matches, Newport County have conceded only 11 goals.
Leicester U21 form and stats
Leicester U21's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Leicester U21 so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-9 (win-draw-lose). Total EFL Trophy statistics for Leicester U21: 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Leicester U21 seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Leicester U21 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Tranmere Rovers. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Doncaster Rovers.
Leicester U21 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 11 games (in the league). The opposition has been scoring high and low on Leicester U21's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 31 goals in 11 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Amond 7 goals |  J. Matt 6 goals |  T. Abrahams 4 goals |
Newport County missing players
Leicester U21 missing players
| Newport County | Leicester U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 26 | 33 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 30 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 72% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 319 | 178 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 95 | ||
| 101 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 34 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 55 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 54 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 49 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 48 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 45 |
| 11 | Salford City | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| 12 | Newport County | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 39 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -10 | 36 |
| 15 | Walsall | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 36 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 35 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 34 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -9 | 34 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -8 | 33 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -16 | 33 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 31 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -25 | 26 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 31 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -18 | 22 |
| 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 |