Accrington is one of the weakest teams in League Two, having been relegated from League One after the 2022-23 season. Their squad is valued at just 2.05 million Euros, making it the third least valuable in the entire league. Only newly promoted sides Chesterfield and Bromley have lower valuations.

Over the last two seasons, Accrington has lost many key players. Last year, they finished 17th and narrowly avoided relegation. However, their squad is even weaker this season. They lost their last season' top scorer Jack Nolan (17 goals and 5 assists), as well as their second top scorer Tommy Leigh (8 goals and 5 assists).

A significant portion of their squad this season consists of young players on loan from other clubs, including their best player, Irish winger Dara Costelloe from Burnley, who has not had many minutes on the pitch. Accrington’s performance this season has been poor; they remain winless with three defeats and two draws so far. Additionally, they have a league game this weekend, which is their primary focus.

Last season marked the end of an era at the Wham Stadium when long-serving manager John Coleman was sacked by the club in March. The 61-year-old first took charge of Accrington back in 1999, managing over 1,000 games across two spells at the club and leading them from non-league to League One. First-team coach John Doolan was placed in interim charge, taking four points from three games before being given the job on a permanent basis.

On the other hand, Stockport will have more time to rest and will field their best lineup for this fixture, as their next game is on the 14th, 11 days away. Stockport is a League One team that was promoted last season from League Two, where they finished at the top and secured promotion with several rounds to spare.

Despite being newly promoted, Stockport has built a strong squad, valued at 11.5 million Euros, making them the 7th most valuable team in League One. They retained their top scorer, Olaofe, who scored 20 goals last season, and Madden Patrick, who scored 17 but is currently injured.

They also signed several quality players, such as Lewis Fiorini from Manchester City U21, Lewis Bate from Leeds U21, and Oliver Norwood from Sheffield. However, all except Norwood, who returned from injury two games ago and has been fantastic, are currently injured. Striker Kyle Wootton has been one of their best players so far this season. Stockport is in good form with three victories, one draw, and one heavy defeat in the Cup (1-6) against Blackburn from the Championship.

This is an important game for Stockport as they need to secure second place in the group to qualify. Their other rivals are Accrington and Tranmere (both weak sides from League Two) and Everton U21, who sometimes use senior players, as they did in their previous game when 25-million-Euro striker Beti scored twice against Tranmere.

The teams met twice last season, with Stockport winning both games—4-2 and 3-1. This time, Stockport has an even better squad and will be able to field their strongest starting XI, while Accrington is likely to make rotations to stay fresh for their league game this weekend.

阿克灵顿是英乙最弱的球队之一，在2022-23赛季后从英甲降级。他们的球队价值仅为205万欧元，在整个联赛中排名第三。只有新进球队切斯特菲尔德和布罗姆利的估值更低。

在过去的两个赛季里，阿克灵顿失去了许多关键球员。去年，他们仅排在第17位，侥幸保级。然而，他们的阵容本赛季更弱了。他们失去了上赛季最佳射手杰克·诺兰(17球5助攻)和第二名射手汤米·利(8球5助攻)。

本赛季他们的阵容中有很大一部分是由从其他俱乐部租借来的年轻球员组成的，其中包括他们最好的球员，来自伯恩利的爱尔兰边锋达拉·科斯特洛，他在场上的出场时间并不多。阿克灵顿本赛季的表现一直不佳;到目前为止，他们三负两平仍未取得胜利。此外，他们本周末有一场联赛，这是他们的主要关注点。

上个赛季标志着威猛球场一个时代的结束，长期任职的主教练约翰·科尔曼在3月份被俱乐部解雇。这位61岁的老将于1999年首次执教阿克灵顿，在两段时间里执教了1000多场比赛，带领球队从非联赛跃升至英超联赛。一线队主教练约翰·杜兰暂时担任主教练，他在三场比赛中拿到了4分，之后被永久任命为主教练。

另一方面，斯托克波特将有更多的时间休息，并将在这场比赛中派出他们最好的阵容，因为他们的下一场比赛是在11天之后的14日。斯托克波特是一支上赛季从英乙升入英甲的球队，他们在英乙排名第一，并在还剩几轮的情况下晋级。

尽管刚刚升级，斯托克波特已经建立了一个强大的阵容，价值1150万欧元，使他们成为英超第七大最有价值的球队。他们保留了上赛季打进20球的最佳射手奥拉奥菲和打进17球但目前受伤的马登·帕特里克。

他们还签下了几名优秀球员，比如曼城U21的刘易斯·菲奥里尼、利兹U21的刘易斯·贝特和谢菲尔德的奥利弗·诺伍德。然而，除了诺伍德(他在两场比赛前伤愈复出，表现非常出色)之外，其他球员目前都受伤了。本赛季到目前为止，前锋凯尔·伍顿是他们最好的球员之一。斯托克波特目前的状态很好，在冠军杯对阵布莱克本的比赛中，他们取得了3胜1平1负的战绩。

这对斯托克波特来说是一场重要的比赛，因为他们需要确保小组第二的位置才能出线。他们的其他对手是阿克灵顿和特兰米尔(都是来自英乙的弱队)，以及埃弗顿U21，后者有时会使用老球员，就像他们在上一场比赛中所做的那样，2500万欧元的前锋贝蒂在对阵特兰米尔的比赛中梅开二度。

两队上赛季交锋两次，斯托克波特分别以4比2和3比1获胜。这一次，斯托克波特有一个更好的阵容，将能够派出他们最强的首发11人，而阿克灵顿可能会进行轮换，以保持周末联赛的活力。