National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Northampton Town or Chelsea U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Northampton and Chelsea U21.
Northampton Town form and stats
Northampton Town participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.Northampton Town have collected 4 points from their League One home games so far after 1-1-3.
Northampton Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Barnsley. Defender Guthrie got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.65/10. Guthrie won 10 of 14 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Port Vale (0-1).There will be little rest for Northampton after this match as they are travelling to Exeter City for a League One game in only four days.
Northampton Town have scored {4 league goals} here from 5 matches, not a lot. Northampton Town have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Chelsea U21 form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Things could have gone better for Chelsea U21 in their Premier League 2 Division One away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Chelsea U21 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Manchester City U21.
Before that, the victory at home hosting Luton Town U21 in the Premier League Cup (4-1).
{4 goals} so far away for Chelsea U21, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Stutter 5 goals |   S. Hoskins 3 goals |  L. Appere 2 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Chelsea U21 missing players
| Northampton Town | Chelsea U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Scored | S | 24 | 54 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 25 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 14 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.4 | ||
| 32% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 34% | ||
| 11.1 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 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 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Derby County | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 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 | Tottenham U21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Reading U21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | West Ham United U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Chelsea U21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Leeds United U21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Sunderland U21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Norwich City U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Aston Villa U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | West Brom U21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Manchester United U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Manchester City U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Newcastle United U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Southampton U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 4 |
| 21 | Everton U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 22 | Wolves U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 23 | Crystal Palace U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 24 | Leicester U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 3 |
| 25 | Stoke City U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 3 |
| 26 | Derby County U21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
