Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Salford City & Stockport County face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Salford City form and stats
Salford City have collected 7 points from their League Two home games so far after 2-1-3.
A nice win for Salford last time playing, versus Crewe Alexandra. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-2 with Smith (2), Berkoe and Watson scoring for the victors. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The striker Smith was declared "man of the match" for Salford City with the rating of 8.92/10. Smith scored two goals and hit one key pass.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Sutton United.The manager Wood will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wrexham in only four days.
The Salford City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Salford City have conceded 10 from these games.
Stockport County form and stats
The visitors are W3-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
183 minutes! That's how long the Stockport goalkeeper Jordan Smith and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Impressive finishing from Olaofe secured the home win 1-0 against Doncaster Rovers in their previous game.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Forest Green Rovers in the League Two.Stockport County have another fixture away in just four days, a League Two match vs Harrogate Town. A hard schedule for the guests!
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stockport County have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Salford victories, three draws and five Stockport County wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Olaofe 8 goals |   M. Smith 7 goals |  L. Barry 7 goals |
Salford City missing players
Stockport County missing players
| Salford City | Stockport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Scored | S | 22 | 43 | ||
| 42 | 20 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 39% | ||
| 13.7 | 14.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 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 | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 2 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Salford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -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 | Notts County | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 22 |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Barrow | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Salford City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | Harrogate Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 17 | Walsall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 19 | Newport County | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -13 | 7 |
