National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tranmere Rovers or Liverpool U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Tranmere Rovers have less rest than Liverpool U21 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Two game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Cambridge United.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the EFL Trophy.Tranmere Rovers have played 1 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-0-1 (wins-draws-losses). With eight home League Two games in a row without a win, the Tranmere Rovers fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the AFC Wimbledon game long ago, can be stopped today.
Tranmere haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 241 minutes ago. C. Jennings scored that one.
Tranmere Rovers travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cambridge United that ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Cheltenham Town with the scoreline 0-3.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Scunthorpe United in only four days. This game is also played here at Prenton Park.
Early season league goal statistics from Tranmere Rovers's 1 home game: 0 goals, 3 conceded.
Liverpool U21 form and stats
Liverpool was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Liverpool U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League U21 this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Liverpool, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-6 versus Wigan Athletic. Prior to that match, the Liverpool manager N. Critchley faced defeat when travelling to Accrington Stanley and losing 2-5.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Wigan Athletic was particularly ugly (1-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Liverpool find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Liverpool have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Liverpool U21 missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Liverpool U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Scored | S | 20 | 32 | ||
| 43 | 27 | Conceded | C | 34 | 51 | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 242 | 147 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 39 | ||
| 73 | 38 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 17 | ||
| 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Crawley Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Salford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| 24 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 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 | 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 |