Exeter City, the home team, successfully entered League One last season, and its performance was quite satisfactory throughout the season. In the end, it was ranked 14 with the score of 15 wins 1 1 20 draws and 20 losses, and it was successfully relegated. The state of Exeter City has fluctuated this season. After the previous 15 rounds, they scored 5 wins 1 draw and 8 losses, and temporarily ranked 17 in the standings. Recently, their performance is not ideal, and they have suffered many defeats in a row.
The visiting team Middlesbrough also has a glorious history, and they play an important role in English football. Last season, Middlesbrough did well in the British Championship, and finally ranked fifth with 20 wins, 9 draws 1 1, just one step away from promotion.
Middlesbrough's goal this season is still to attack the Premier League, so their performance in the league is very eye-catching. Judging from the current situation, Exeter is slightly inferior to Middlesbrough in strength.
English league cup system:
The competition is divided into seven rounds, except for the rematch, and the winner is decided by the single elimination system. Teams will draw lots to decide their opponents and home and away games. If the game is tied within 90 minutes, it will be decided directly by penalty kick.
There are two rounds of host and guest in the semi-final, and each team plays at their own home. The team that scored more points in the two games advanced. This cup has no advantage of scoring away from home. If the total number of goals in the two games is the same, the winner will be decided in overtime. If the number of goals scored in overtime is the same, the visiting team will advance by virtue of the advantage of away goals. If you still can't tell the winner, take penalty shoot-out.
In the first round, the participating teams included all champion teams, team A and team B.. In the Premier League, except for the team that participated in the European Tournament, it was the third round, and all other Premier League teams started to join in the second round. The League Cup final is usually held at Wembley Stadium in London at the end of February every year. The champion can get a seat in the UEFA European Association League play-off.