Thursday, January 31, 2013

League 1 Opta Facts – February 1st - 2nd


Sheffield United v Coventry
Sheffield United are without a win in their last four league matches (D2 L2).
Only SFC Bournemouth (316) have fired in more shots this season than Coventry City (313).
Coventry have allowed 25 points to slip away from leading positions so far this season; more than any other team.
The Blades have won six and lost none of the 10 home games they have lead in so far this season.

Bury v Doncaster
Doncaster have won 23 points from their last 10 league games (W7 D2 L1); more than any other team in League One.
Bury have won none and lost four of their last nine in the league.
Doncaster have dropped just two points from winning positions so far this season; fewer than any other club in League One.
Bury have won none and lost four of their six matches against the teams in the top five so far this season.

Crewe v Scunthorpe
Crewe Alexandra have conceded 18 goals in the opening 30 minutes of their matches this season; more than any other team in League One.
No-one has conceded more penalties this season than Scunthrope United (eight). However, The Iron have seen only four of those spot-kicks converted by their opponents (50%).
Crewe's players have been shown fewer cards (21Y, 1R) than any other side in League One.
Only Notts County (six) have seen more players sent off this season than Scunthorpe United (five).

Hartlepool v Notts County
Hartlepool have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 25 league matches.
County have won just two of their last eight league matches (W2 D3 L3); although both wins have came in their last three fixtures.
Hartlepool have won just one of their 13 home games so far this season (W1 D3 L9) and have won the fewest points at home of any team in League One (just six).
No-one has conceded fewer goals in the opening 30 minutes of games than Notts County this season (six; level with Sheffield United).

MK Dons v Bournemouth
MK Dons have won three and lost just one of their last six in all competitions.
AFC Bournemouth have won 12, drawn five and lost just one of their last 18 in League One.
Dean Bowditch has scored three times in his last four appearances at stadium:mk.
AFC Bournemouth have had 316 shots in total this season; the most in League One. Their average of 10.9 is unsurprisingly also the highest.

Portsmouth v Colchester
Portsmouth have lost each of their last six league matches.
Colchester have managed to win just eight points on the road this season (W2 D2 L10); the worst away record in League One.
Portsmouth have scored 21 of their 30 league goals this season in the second half (70%; a league high proportion).
Colchester have scored just twice in the opening 15 minutes of their matches this season. No team has scored fewer in this period.

Preston v Shrewsbury
Preston have lost four and won none of their last 10 home matches in League One.
Shrewsbury are without a win in four league matches (D3 L1); having gone unbeaten in the previous six (W2 D4).
Preston's last 11 goals in the league have been scored by 10 different players. Nicky Wroe is the only player to have scored more than once for Graham Westley's side since November 10th.
52% of Shrewsbury Town's goals this season have been scored in the last half an hour of their matches (16 of 31).

Stevenage v Leyton Orient
No team has battled back to win more points from losing positions than Stevenage this season (14).
Orient have won just one of their last six in the league (W1 D3 L2).
Stevenage have attempted just 185 shots so far this season. Their average of 7.1 per game is the lowest in League One.
Leyton Orient have won five and lost none of the six away games they have lead in this season.
Only Coventry (16) have dropped more points from winning positions at home this season than Stevenage (11).

Tranmere v Carlisle
Only AFC Bournemouth (30) have won more points at home this season than Tranmere Rovers (28).
Carlisle have lost four of their last five on the road (W1), including the last three in a row.
Rovers have scored just five times in the opening half an hour of matches this season; fewer than any other side.
10 of Carlisle's goals this season (35 total) have been scored by defenders; more than for any other side in League One.

Walsall v Oldham
Walsall have won four of their last five in the league; although they did lose their last match (2-0 v Colchester).
Only Portsmouth and Colchester (both three) have picked up fewer points from their last 10 league games than Oldham (four).
Oldham's 61 yellow cards and five red cards so far this season mean they have the worst disciplinary record in League One.
At home, Walsall have won each of their last four matches and are unbeaten in six in total (W4 D2).

Yeovil v Brentford
At home this season, Yeovil are yet to drop a single point from leading positions. They have lead in only seven of their 14 home matches.
Brentford have won five and lost none of their last seven league matches on the road.
Yeovil Town have scored 14 goals in the final 15 minutes of their matches this season; more than any other team in the league.
Despite averaging 10.7 shots per game (second only to AFC Bournemouth (10.9), Brentford have the worst shooting accuracy in League One this season (38.21%).

Crawley v Swindon
Crawley's last six league matches have alternated between victory and defeat. For the run to continue, Crawley will have to beat Swindon Town.
Swindon have scored more goals in the opening 30 minutes of their games than any other team in League One (17).
Just 28% of Crawley's goals this season have been netted by their strikers (10 of 36); the lowest proportion in League One.
Swindon are the only team in League One yet to concede a goal by way of a penalty this season.