National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tranmere Rovers or Oldham Athletic 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 Oldham Athletic.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere Rovers was eliminated in the final last season in the EFL Trophy.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Prenton Park as Tranmere Rovers have scored 8 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 5-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
K. Morris was the last player to score a league goal for Tranmere and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Tranmere Rovers haven't scored in 215 minutes.
A strong away win for Tranmere Rovers against Crawley Town the last match, as Callum McManaman were on target.
Prior to that, an away loss at Mansfield Town in the League Two.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Sutton United in only four days. This game is also played here at Prenton Park.
Tranmere Rovers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. From these home matches, Tranmere Rovers have conceded only 4 goals.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the 2nd round.2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Oldham Athletic in their League Two matches away. Two points from the last two away games for Oldham, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Oldham are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town.
A loss against Swindon Town was the result prior to that, in a League Two home game.The schedule is very tough for Oldham now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Exeter City is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Oldham when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. 8 goals have been conceded by Oldham in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Tranmere won four games, four matches ended with a tie and Oldham Athletic managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  P. Clarke 3 goals |   D. Bahamboula 3 goals | D. Keillor-Dunn 3 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Oldham Athletic missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Oldham Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 13 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 40 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 31% | ||
| 12.7 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Salford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 | Harrogate Town | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Newport County | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Walsall | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Barrow | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Salford City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 12 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 11 |