All the facts and stats for the EFL Trophy clash: Scunthorpe United - Manchester City U21

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Date: Wed 08.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Glanford Park (9088 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

The hosts Scunthorpe United saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. This match was also played here at Glanford Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Manchester City U21 have had more rest.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

This is not the first game this season in the EFL Trophy for Scunthorpe United, as the manager P. Hurst led his troops to eliminate Blackpool, Sunderland, Grimsby Town and Leicester U21, and reach the 3rd Round. Scunthorpe United participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.

Scunthorpe United have collected 17 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-5-4. 3W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the EFL Trophy for Scunthorpe United. Scunthorpe United are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Glanford Park, having lost their two previous games here.

The Scunthorpe United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Plymouth Argyle here at Glanford Park in a League Two match. In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Oldham Athletic with a 2-0 scoreline.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Scunthorpe United, as the League Two home game vs Newport County is only three days away.

Scunthorpe United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. 17 goals have been conceded.

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Manchester City U21 form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Bradford City, Shrewsbury Town, Rochdale and Bolton Wanderers in order to reach 3rd Round of EFL Trophy. Manchester City U21 was sent out of EFL Trophy in the quarter-finals last season.

The visitors are W4-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League U21. When we have look at the EFL Trophy statistics, we find 2W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.

Manchester City U21 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Shrewsbury Town. Prior to that match, the Manchester City U21 manager P. Harsley faced defeat when travelling to Bolton Wanderers and losing 1-3.

Manchester City U21 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games (in the league). 14 goals have been conceded by Manchester City U21 in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Scunthorpe UnitedK. van Veen
K. van Veen
8 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedL. Novak
L. Novak
5 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedM. Lund
M. Lund
4 goals

Scunthorpe United missing players

Manchester City U21 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Scunthorpe United Manchester City U21
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   20 25
11 5   Won W   10 13
7 5   Drew D   3 4
7 2   Lost L   7 8
39 21   Scored S   32 39
30 13   Conceded C   23 26
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 72%
56% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 44%
32% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 24%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 12%
56% 58%   BTTS BTTS   50% 48%
32% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 32%
16% 17%   Failed to Score F T   20% 20%
 
5.6 6   Corners For (avg) C F   4.1 4.1
4.5 4.7   Corners Against (avg) C A   3.9 3.9
1.8 1.2   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1 1
4 2   Red Cards R C   0 0
 
305 162   Total Shots T S   125 125
110 59   Shots on Target S O   44 44
35% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 43%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 26 15 5 6 46 28 13 8 2 3 21 12 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 50
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 25 12 8 5 32 20 13 9 2 2 20 8 12 3 6 3 12 12 12 44
5 Cheltenham Town 25 10 11 4 38 20 12 6 4 2 25 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 18 41
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 5 7 37 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 12 5 2 5 13 14 11 41
7 Forest Green Rovers 26 11 8 7 28 20 13 5 4 4 11 11 13 6 4 3 17 9 8 41
8 Colchester United 25 10 10 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 13 4 6 3 17 13 12 40
9 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Walsall 26 9 6 11 25 33 13 3 4 6 10 16 13 6 2 5 15 17 -8 33
12 Salford City 26 8 8 10 32 36 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 4 4 5 19 20 -4 32
13 Cambridge United 26 8 7 11 30 31 13 5 3 5 18 15 13 3 4 6 12 16 -1 31
14 Scunthorpe United 26 8 7 11 34 36 13 4 5 4 19 17 13 4 2 7 15 19 -2 31
15 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
16 Crawley Town 26 6 11 9 33 36 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 29
17 Grimsby Town 24 7 8 9 24 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 12 4 4 4 13 11 -4 29
18 Mansfield Town 26 6 9 11 33 38 13 2 4 7 18 23 13 4 5 4 15 15 -5 27
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 25 6 8 11 25 40 13 3 5 5 15 18 12 3 3 6 10 22 -15 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 24 6 11 7 23 26 11 4 6 1 12 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 23
23 Stevenage 25 2 12 11 15 30 12 2 5 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 18
24 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18
  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

Table
  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

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