National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Colchester United U21 or Everton U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both participants have had enough days rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an in-your-face game!
Colchester United U21 form and stats
When playing at home in the Professional Development League, Colchester United U21 have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
The followers are hoping that Colchester United U21 will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 2-7 away loss in the Premier League Cup fixture against Everton U21.
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Southampton U21 in the Premier League Cup.
Colchester have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Wallace Binder Stadium with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Colchester United U21's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Everton U21 form and stats
3-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Everton U21 in their Premier League 2 Division One matches away.
Two away games in a row for Everton U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-4 vs Lincoln City in the EFL Trophy.
A home victory as expected against Colchester United U21 preceding that, in the Premier League Cup.
Everton U21 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Everton struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Everton U21 - Colchester United U21 7-2 was the outcome when this pair of contenders previously did battle, some time ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Cannon 6 goals | S. Mills 4 goals |  C. Whitaker 3 goals |
Colchester United U21 missing players
Everton U21 missing players
| Colchester United U21 | Everton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 6 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 25 | 47 | ||
| 47 | 11 | Conceded | C | 25 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 94% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 69% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 50% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 69% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| 13.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
| 2 | Everton U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Birmingham City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 | Colchester United U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -15 | 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 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 31 |
| 4 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 5 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 14 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 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 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 6 |
