National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Barnsley or Tranmere Rovers that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Barnsley form and stats
Barnsley was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the FA Cup.6-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Barnsley so far this season. Barnsley are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The fans are hoping that Barnsley will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Championship game against Norwich City. Before that match, a Championship win away at Rotherham United.
Barnsley has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Barnsley have conceded 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Accrington Stanley and Brackley Town in order to reach 3rd Round of FA Cup. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.4 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Tranmere Rovers playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Tranmere are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Barrow. The game before that, in the League Two, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Bradford City.
A quick return to home after this game, as Tranmere are hosting Leicester U21 in the EFL Trophy only three days away.
Tranmere find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Tranmere have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Barnsley won two, Tranmere Rovers won zero and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vaughan 10 goals |   C. Woodrow 8 goals |  A. Mowatt 4 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Tranmere Rovers missing players
| Barnsley | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 12 | 33 | ||
| 35 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 47 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 17 | Millwall | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 22 | Derby County | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 19 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Newport County | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Morecambe | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Salford City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 31 |
| 11 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 23 |
| 21 | Barrow | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -18 | 20 |
| 24 | Southend United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 16 |