Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stockport County & Wolves U21 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.
Stockport County form and stats
Stockport County have played 5 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Stockport, who played 0-0 against Harrogate Town. That match was also played at this venue (Edgeley Park). Goalkeeper Jaroš got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.52 out of ten. Jaroš topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that, an away loss at Crawley Town in the League Two.Stockport County are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Northampton Town awaits in four days.
From these home matches, Stockport County have conceded only 4 goals.
Wolves U21 form and stats
Wolves U21 was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.Things could have gone better for Wolves U21 in their Premier League 2 Division One away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Wolves are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Arsenal U21.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Fulham U21.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Wolves U21 has managed 3 goals and let in 3 from 3 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sarcevic 3 goals | P. Madden 1 goals |
Stockport County missing players
Wolves U21 missing players
| Stockport County | Wolves U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 18 | 21 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 19 | 23 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 30 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 90% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 81% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 29% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 10% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 62% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 19% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.7 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wolves U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Barrow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Salford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Newport County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 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 | Crystal Palace U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolves U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 9 | Leicester U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Brighton U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | Tottenham U21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 3 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 1 |
