National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tranmere Rovers or Leeds United 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 Tranmere Rovers and Leeds United U21.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere Rovers was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.Tranmere Rovers have collected 9 points from their League Two home games so far after 3-0-2.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Tranmere, as their goalkeeper Mateusz Hewelt has completely shut out the opponents for 285 minutes in the League Two.
The Tranmere Rovers supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Barrow and win 1-0. Hawkes (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.01/10. Hawkes scored one goal and hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Walsall with a 1-0 scoreline.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tranmere Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won 9, drawn 2 and lost 6.
There will be little rest for Tranmere after this match as they are travelling to Sutton United for a League Two game in only four days.
Tranmere Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Prenton Park with 8 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Tranmere Rovers have conceded only 4 goals.
Leeds United U21 form and stats
Leeds's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.Leeds United U21 are yet to lose a point on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
Impressive finishing from Regatillo and Perkins secured the home win 4-0 against Stoke City U21 in their previous game. As mentioned above, Leeds United U21 was the only team on the pitch versus Stoke City U21 in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Regatillo certainly enjoyed Leeds United U21's last game versus Stoke City U21, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-0 victory.
Before that, Leeds United U21 secured a home win against Southampton U21 with the score 6-2.7 goals so far away for Leeds United U21, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Joseph Fernández Regatillo 8 goals | S. Perkins 7 goals |  J. Hawkes 3 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Leeds United U21 missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Leeds United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 8 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 26 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 83% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 62% | 58% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 75% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.5 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 16.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 7.1 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 39% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Leeds United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -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 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Salford City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Barrow | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Newport County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Walsall | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Norwich City U21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Southampton U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Sunderland U21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Stoke City U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 3 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 0 |
