National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tranmere Rovers or Manchester United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Tranmere Rovers nor Manchester United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Last season, Tranmere Rovers's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.3-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Tranmere Rovers so far this season. 3W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FA Cup for Tranmere Rovers. Tranmere Rovers are very eager to stop a potential losing streak, having lost their two previous games here.
Tranmere Rovers's last game was hosting Watford and winning 2-1. Preceding that match was the home League One game against Ipswich Town that was lost 1-2.
Tranmere Rovers has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Tranmere Rovers defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Manchester United form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from Manchester United's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. Manchester United only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Manchester United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
M. Greenwood was the last player to score for the away team. Manchester United haven't scored a league goal in the last 194 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Burnley with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-2 defeat away at Liverpool before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Manchester City.
Manchester United have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Manchester United have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 14 goals |  A. Martial 8 goals |   C. Jennings 4 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 14 | 43 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 299 | 208 | Total Shots | T S | 145 | 358 | ||
| 104 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 137 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 41 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 40 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 37 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 37 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 36 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 34 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -3 | 29 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -13 | 28 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 25 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -17 | 22 |
| 22 | Southend United | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -37 | 13 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 34 | -35 | 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 | Liverpool | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 39 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 38 | 51 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 48 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Southampton | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | -11 | 31 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Everton | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Burnley | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 30 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 25 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Watford | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 17 |
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