National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stoke City U21 or Arsenal U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Stoke City U21 form and stats
The overall Premier League 2 Divison Two statistics playing at home this season for Stoke City U21 are 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Stoke City U21's previous fixture was a Premier League Cup game also played at home, ending 2-0 vs Swansea City U21. The home team hope to to build on that result.
Before that, a fine away victory at Swansea City U21. A Premier League Cup game.
The Stoke City U21 manager Russell has got the team scoring with 11 from 5 home games in the league. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Stoke with 11 goals conceded in these matches.
Arsenal U21 form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Arsenal U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Division One this season.
Two away games in a row for Arsenal U21, whose boss Ali could celebrate last time after the Premier League Cup win against Swansea City U21.
A loss, in the EFL Trophy away at Stevenage, before that.
Arsenal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. As opposed to that, Arsenal U21 have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head meeting ended Arsenal U21 - Stoke 1-1, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGuinness 4 goals |  C. Sagoe Junior 4 goals |
Stoke City U21 missing players
Arsenal U21 missing players
| Stoke City U21 | Arsenal U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 7 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 30 | 53 | ||
| 42 | 12 | Conceded | C | 23 | 32 | ||
| 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 55% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 18% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 50% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 84% | ||
| 27% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 12% | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 39% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 46% | ||
| 9.9 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Stoke City U21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Burnley U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 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 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 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 | 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 |
