The winners of this tie will join Chesterfield in qualifying from Group G of the Northern section of the draw.

Manchester City’s two matches to date, with Chesterfield and Grimsby, have both been 1-1 draws. Matches involving Manchester City in Premier League 2 this season have an average of 4.75 goals per game.

Lincoln lost 1-0 to Chesterfield before beating Grimsby 2-1 bringing the average goals per game in their EFL Trophy matches to 2 – the same as Manchester City. Lincoln’s League One games this season average 2.71 goals per game and 7 of their last 8 matches in all competitions have seen this selection win.

Notts County need to beat Leicester and keep an eye of the outcome of Burton’s match at Northampton with regards to qualification to the latter stages of the tournament with goal difference potentially coming into the equation.

Notts County have beaten Burton 2-0 and lost 2-1 to Northampton so far, whilst Leicester lost 3-1 to Burton and 3-0 to Northampton.

Leicester’s PL2 matches this season average 3.88 goals per game. In all comps this season they’ve conceded two goals or more on 6/11 occasions.

Notts County have won their previous three home matches and they can get the required win needed to qualify here. The need for goals aids the case to be onside in the goal market too.

It’s winner takes all at Wigan with both teams going into the fixture on three points.

Wigan lost 2-1 to Morecambe on their first matchday before beating Carlisle 2-0. Forest beat Carlisle 2-1 before getting turned over 4-2 by Morecambe. Therefore the matches involving Wigan And Nottingham Forest in this season’s EFL Trophy average 3.5 goals per game. Wigan’s alone average 2.5 goals per game and Forest average 4.5 goals per game.

Given the scoring nature of these teams and the context around the match regarding the Group C table, expect an attacking approach from both sides here.

All to play for in Colchester! Arsenal top Southern Group E on four points, ahead of Colchester on goal difference. MK Dons and Leyton Orient can both still qualify – they are currently on two points.

Arsenal beat Leyton Orient 2-1 and then drew 2-2 with MK Dons. Their matches therefore averaging 3.5 goals per game.

Colchester beat MK Dons 2-1 and drew 1-1 with Leyton Orient. An average of 2.5 goals per game.

In League Two, average goals per game in matches involving Colchester increases to 2.71. Arsenal matches in Premier League 2 average 4.5 goals per game. Every Arsenal academy but one has had over 2.5 goals this season.

Manchester United going into Tuesday’s fixture with Huddersfield ahead of the League One team by two points meaning either would qualify with a win.

Huddersfield lost 2-1 to Doncaster before beating Barnsley 2-0. Their matches averaging 2.5 goals per game.

Manchester United beat Barnsley 3-2 before playing out a 3-3 draw with Doncaster. Their matches averaging 5.5 goals per game.

Goal numbers in Man Utd’s PL2 matches are also high, averaging 4.63 goals per game. 9/11 of their matches in all comps this season have seen over 2.5 goals.

Huddersfield’s League One matches this season average 2.5 goals per game.