Fleetwood Town hosts Accrington Stanley in the third round of the EFL Trophy group stage. The hosts opened the campaign without any issues, winning their first two matches. Fleetwood defeated Barrow 3-1 on a visit, and was dominating vs. Leicester U21 as the hosts won 4-1. Fleetwood is coming from a FA Cup game against Burton, where they lost 2-1. On the other side, Accrington embarrassed themselves as John Coleman's men lost 5-1 to a fourth-tier side Port Vale. The last time Fleetwood and Accrington met was in February, when the two sides shared points in a League One duel.

Coming into this clash, the home squad misses Brad Halliday and Joe Garner. It hasn't been the best start of the season for Fleetwood Town, as they suffer to stay in the league even after showing some great performances. Simon Grayson's club is two points behind leaving the relegation zone, which should be accomplishable considering some weaker sides in the hosts' schedule. Fleetwood is yet to lose by more than one goal this season, and is unlucky to draw five of fifteen league matches. The Cod Army has one of the best offenses in League One, scoring twenty-six goals, while conceding twenty-seven. Poor defense is the reason why Fleetwood isn't fighting for the upper half of the table.

Accrington is a team that somehow gets results, even when playing poor football in the league. The guests only won one of their previous five matches, and have failed to triumph in eight of the last nine visits. For this game, Stanley misses Yeboah Amankwah. Stanley is currently twelfth-placed, but could drop further down the ladder if they continue to play unimpressively.

I expect the hosts to prevail here, considering the better shape they are in right now. Good luck!

弗利特伍德镇在小组赛第三轮中主场迎战阿克宁顿。东道主在没有任何阵容问题的情况下出场，他，1赢得了前两场比赛。弗利特伍德在客场比赛中以 3-1 击败巴罗，并在对阵莱斯特 U21 的比赛中占据主导地位，东道主以 4-1 获胜。弗利特伍德来自足总杯对阵伯顿的比赛，他们以 2-1 输掉了比赛。另一方面，当约翰科尔曼的球队以 5-1 输给第四梯队的淡水河谷港时，阿克灵顿让自己感到尴尬。弗利特伍德和阿克灵顿上一次交手是在二月份，当时双方在联赛第一场对决中打平。

这场比赛主队缺少布拉德哈利迪和乔加纳。对于弗利特伍德镇来说，这并不是本赛季最好的开局，因为即使在表现出一些出色的表现之后，他们也难以留在联盟中。西蒙格雷森的俱乐部落后降级区两分，考虑到东道主赛程中的一些较弱的球队，这应该是可以实现的。弗利特伍德本赛季还没有输过一个以上的进球，而且很不幸在 15 场联赛中平了 5 场。球队是联盟中进攻最后的球队之一，攻入二十六球，失二十七球。糟糕的防守是弗利特伍德没有为上半场而战的原因。

阿克宁顿是一支总能取得出色成绩的球队，即使在联赛中踢得很糟糕。客队此前只赢了他们之前的五场比赛中的一场，并且在过去九次客场的比赛中有八场未能取得胜利。在这场比赛中，阿克宁顿缺少 Yeboah Amankwah。目前他们排名第十二，但如果他们继续表现平平，可能会进一步下降。

我预测主队会更有优势，他们现在的状态更好。祝好运！