National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newport County or Leicester U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League Two. Thankfully the previous game, versus Swindon Town, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Newport County form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the League Two, Newport County have managed 6 wins, 6 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 14 games. This match is a EFL Trophy match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in this competition.
Newport County's last game was hosting Swindon Town and winning 2-0. In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Scunthorpe United with a 2-1 scoreline.
Newport County has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Newport County have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Leicester U21 form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.Leicester U21 have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League U21, after 2-0-9 (11 played). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the EFL Trophy stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Leicester U21 have lost on their last two travels.
It's the second away game in a row for Leicester U21, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Trophy last time out. Preceding that game was the away EFL Trophy victory against Doncaster Rovers with the score of 3-0.
Leicester U21 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures 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 5 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 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Scored | S | 26 | 33 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 30 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 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% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 320 | 178 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 95 | ||
| 94 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 34 | ||
| 34% | 31% | 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 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 11 | Newport County | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Walsall | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Salford City | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -20 | 26 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 28 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 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 |