National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Salford City or Manchester United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Salford City nor Manchester United U21 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Salford City form and stats
All-inclusive League Two stats playing at home this season for Salford City are 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Salford are confident in defense, having played 185 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Salford City shared the glory with Barrow in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. John was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender John hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Doncaster Rovers.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 Salford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
There will be little rest for Salford City after this match as they are travelling to Peterborough United for a FA Cup game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Salford in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Salford City have conceded 12 from these games.
Manchester United U21 form and stats
1-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester United U21 in their Premier League 2 Division One matches away.
Manchester United U21 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Fulham U21. As mentioned above, Manchester drew the match against Fulham U21. Manager Binnion brought on Williams to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Before that one, a nice away victory 5-2 at Blackburn Rovers U21.We have checked recent matches where Manchester United U21 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Manchester, the Premier League 2 Division One home match versus Everton U21. Busy days.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Manchester United U21 alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (13 from 4 played). The opposition has been scoring high and low on Manchester's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 11 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 12 goals |   J. Hugill 4 goals |  C. Hendry 3 goals |
Salford City missing players
Manchester United U21 missing players
| Salford City | Manchester United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 26 | 55 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Conceded | C | 37 | 58 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 88% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.3 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.7 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 42% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 41% | ||
| 15.3 | 15.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 11.1 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 2 |
| 4 | Salford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 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 | Stockport County | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Notts County | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Barrow | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| 13 | Salford City | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Walsall | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 19 | Newport County | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 10 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -14 | 10 |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | Fulham U21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | West Ham United U21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Liverpool U21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough U21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Brighton U21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Reading U21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Chelsea U21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | Norwich City U21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Leeds United U21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | Manchester United U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | Newcastle United U21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Southampton U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Aston Villa U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 7 |
| 18 | Leicester U21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Wolves U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 20 | West Brom U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Manchester City U21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 22 | Everton U21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 5 |
| 23 | Derby County U21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 24 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| 25 | Crystal Palace U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 26 | Stoke City U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
