National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sunderland or Manchester United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sunderland form and stats
Sunderland have been very solid at home in the League One so far, with 18 points collected from 6 matches (6-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. Sunderland has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadium of Light. We remember; it was Northampton Town.
A good away victory last time out for Sunderland, who won 2-1 against Lincoln City. Manager L. Johnson felt very clever after S. Wearne scored the winning goal against Lincoln City, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 62nd minute.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Portsmouth (0-4).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sunderland as they are travelling to their away game against Gillingham in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 6 games), Sunderland's attacking play is working. Defensively Sunderland have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester United U21 form and stats
Manchester was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 2nd round last season.The visitors are W5-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League U21.
Two travels in a row for Manchester, whose manager N. Wood could celebrate last time after the EFL Trophy win against Bradford City.
It was a EFL Trophy defeat before that one as the away game against Lincoln City wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Manchester United U21 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 11 games (in the league). 13 goals have been conceded by Manchester United U21 in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sunderland missing players
Manchester United U21 missing players
| Sunderland | Manchester United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 44 | 19 | Scored | S | 31 | 47 | ||
| 25 | 7 | Conceded | C | 24 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 28% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Morecambe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -12 | 7 |
| 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 |