National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shrewsbury Town or Wolves U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shrewsbury Town and Wolves U21.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.Shrewsbury Town have played three League One home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The home team returns to Montgomery Waters Meadow after drawing with Bristol Rovers on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Bowman was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Bristol Rovers after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfielder Leahy was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.5 (out of ten) in that game. Leahy hit seven key passes.
Ahead of that result, a home defeat in the Carabao Cup against Burnley. 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 Shrewsbury have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Shrewsbury Town after this match as they are travelling to Forest Green Rovers for a League One game in only four days.
4 goals have been conceded.
Wolves U21 form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.Things could have gone better for Wolves U21 in their Premier League 2 Division One away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Two away games in a row for Wolves, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Crystal Palace U21. Late heartbreak for Wolves U21 in the Crystal Palace U21 match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Brighton U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One.Wolves are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
Wolves U21 have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Leahy 1 goals |  M. Pennington 1 goals |
Shrewsbury Town missing players
Wolves U21 missing players
| Shrewsbury Town | Wolves U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 16 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 19 | ||
| 30 | 21 | Conceded | C | 28 | 35 | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 89% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | ||
| 44% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 67% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 33% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 11% | ||
| 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 22% | ||
| 48% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 33% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 10.7 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wolves U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 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 | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Everton U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Fulham U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Manchester City U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Leicester U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Wolves U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| 8 | Liverpool U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 9 | Chelsea U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Tottenham U21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Brighton U21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
