Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rochdale & Manchester United U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League One. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ipswich Town.
Rochdale form and stats
Rochdale was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.The story so far in the League One for Rochdale at their home stadium (Crown Oil Arena) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Rochdale haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. J. Keohane scored that one.
Rochdale lost their last game at Ipswich Town after a 0-2 scoreline. In the match before that, Rochdale hosted Portsmouth and drew the League One game 0-0.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rochdale have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn zero and lost two.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Rochdale as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Fleetwood Town are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from Rochdale's 1 home game: 0 goals, 0 conceded.
Manchester United U21 form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the 2nd round.5-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester United U21 in their Premier League U21 matches away.
Two travels in a row for Manchester, whose manager N. Wood could celebrate last time after the EFL Trophy win against Salford City. A 2-3 defeat away at Tranmere Rovers before that.
As you can tell from the results above, Manchester United U21 was very dominant against Salford City, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with C. McCann, H. Mejbri, Arnau Puigmal, M. Helm (2) and A. Elanga providing the goals.
We have checked recent matches where Manchester have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were two victories, zero draws and zero defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Manchester have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. Manchester have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Rochdale missing players
Manchester United U21 missing players
| Rochdale | Manchester United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Scored | S | 25 | 53 | ||
| 38 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 245 | 109 | Total Shots | T S | 67 | 67 | ||
| 76 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 23 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 57% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Hull City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 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 | 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 |