Prediction Fleetwood Town vs Leeds United U21 2025/2026 – Betting Tips for the EFL Trophy on 07/10/2025

Northern Group Stage showdown at Highbury Stadium

Fleetwood Town welcome Leeds United U21 to Highbury Stadium on 7 October in what promises to be an entertaining EFL Trophy encounter. With the Northern Group Stage already underway, Fleetwood sit second in the group with three points from their opening fixture and a goal difference of 0 after a 2-2 opening result, while Leeds U21 occupy fourth and are searching for a response after conceding four in their group opener. The match carries domestic weight for Fleetwood as a League Two side trying to assert control in a competition that often throws up open, attacking games.

Form, recent results and tactical clues

Fleetwood arrive off the back of a mixed run of results. A recent 2-0 defeat at Cheltenham in League Two showed vulnerabilities at the back, despite gamely producing moments of attacking intent across their last fixtures. Home statistics underline Fleetwood’s offensive profile: an average of 11 total shots and four on target in the sample available, with 84 attacks per game and a healthy dangerous-attacks figure. Home crowds at Highbury — modest in size but vocal — will expect their team to press forward and create chances.

Leeds United U21 have been inconsistent but dangerous in spells. Their young side produced a 2-2 draw with West Brom U21 in their most recent outing and have registered wins in other fixtures this month. Away metrics indicate fewer clear chances on target — one on target from eight shots in the snapshot provided — but they have still managed to score away and have been on the end of high-scoring affairs. Leeds’ measures of attacking enterprise are notable too: 92 attacks per match on average, suggesting they won’t sit back in this fixture.

What to expect and the key edge

This fixture reads like a classic cup tie where both sides can hurt each other. Fleetwood’s superior danger-attack numbers and higher shots on target suggest they will create the better openings, yet recent defensive fragility means goals are likely at both ends. Leeds’ youth side has shown it can both score and concede in quantities, and each team’s group-match data points to high-scoring encounters: both sides registered BTTS and over 2.5 goals in their available group outings.

Betting suggestion: Over 2.5 goals. Based on Fleetwood’s attacking pressure at home and Leeds United U21’s tendency toward open, goal-laden games, this encounter looks set to produce multiple goals. The statistical signals — both teams recording BTTS incidences and over-2.5 outcomes in their recent group matches, combined with Fleetwood’s high dangerous-attack average — point to a match where backing goals is the clearest market edge.