National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rochdale or Liverpool 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.
Rochdale form and stats
Last season, Rochdale's EFL Trophy journey ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the League Two, Rochdale have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 4 games.
Rochdale are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 217 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Quigley).
Rochdale faced defeat in their previous match, away at Northampton Town (0-3). Goalkeeper O'Donnell got the top rating on the team in that game; 6.75 out of ten. O'Donnell saved a penalty.
Preceding that match was the home League Two game against Leyton Orient that was lost 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Rochdale perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rochdale as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Rochdale has won 6 of these, drawn 6 and lost 0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rochdale as they are travelling to their away game against Colchester United in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
Rochdale have scored 2 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. 5 goals have been conceded.
Liverpool U21 form and stats
Liverpool was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.Things could have gone better for Liverpool U21 in their Premier League 2 Division One away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.
Two away games in a row for Liverpool U21, whose coach Lewtas could celebrate last time after the win against Leicester U21.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Manchester United U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One.Liverpool U21 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Liverpool U21 have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rodney 2 goals | S. Quigley 2 goals |  L. Stewart 2 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Liverpool U21 missing players
| Rochdale | Liverpool U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 22 | 30 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 45 | 63 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 56% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 45% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | ||
| 11.9 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salford City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Liverpool U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 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 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Barrow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Salford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Newport County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crystal Palace U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolves U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 9 | Leicester U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Brighton U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | Tottenham U21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 3 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 1 |
