National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oldham Athletic or Sunderland 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.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
Oldham Athletic have not come this way in the EFL Trophy without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers and Wolves U21. Oldham was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.Oldham Athletic's struggle is real here at Boundary Park with only 4 points collected from 8 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-6. This match is a EFL Trophy match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Oldham, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Oldham are returning here after visiting Cambridge United in a League Two game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Alfie McCalmont and Conor McAleny scored the goal(s). Before that game, the home loss against Tranmere Rovers with the scoreline 0-1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Bradford City in only four days. This game is also played here at Boundary Park.
Oldham are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. Oldham have conceded 14 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sunderland form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Aston Villa U21, Carlisle United and Fleetwood Town in order to reach 2nd Round of EFL Trophy. Sunderland was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.3-4-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sunderland in their League One matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the EFL Trophy stats, they have 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss both home and away. Sunderland are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Home advantage was not enough for Sunderland in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Wigan Athletic, 0-1. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Burton Albion in the League One.
Sunderland has another fixture away, a League One game, against Lincoln City in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visiting Sunderland have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. Sunderland are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. McAleny 7 goals |   C. Wyke 6 goals | D. Rowe 4 goals |
Oldham Athletic missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Oldham Athletic | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 13.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 27 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 7 | Salford City | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Morecambe | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Walsall | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Barrow | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 23 | Bradford City | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 24 | Southend United | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -23 | 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 | Hull City | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 16 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 11 |