Thursday, January 31, 2013

League 2 Opta Facts - 1st - 2nd February


Bristol Rovers v Barnet
Barnet are unbeaten in their last four league meetings with Bristol Rovers (W2 D2).
No side has kept fewer clean sheets than Bristol Rovers (2) in League Two this season.
Barnet have averaged 6.7 shots a game in League Two this season; the lowest in the division.
Bristol Rovers have won three of their last four league games (W3 L1) - they had only won four of their previous 23 this season.

AFC Wimbledon v Burton Albion
Each of the three previous meetings between these two sides have seen four or more goals scored, including Burton's 6-2 win back in August 2012.
Wimbledon have won a league-low 10 points at home this season (of a possible 42 points).
Paul McCallum has scored four goals in his last four League Two appearances for Wimbledon.
Eight different players scored the eight goals in the 6-2 win for Burton over Wimbledon earlier this season.

Cheltenham v Torquay
These two sides have met on six occasions since the start of the 2011-12 season, but Torquay have won just one of those meetings (D2 L3).
Only Fleetwood (13) have kept more clean sheets than Cheltenham (12) in League Two this season.
There have been just three goals scored in the last four league games involving Cheltenham Town.
Rene Howe has scored three goals in his last four league appearances for Torquay United.

Exeter v Aldershot
Aldershot have won just two points from losing positions in the league this season; fewer than any other side in League Two.
Exeter City have won six and drawn two of the eight league games that John O'Flynn has scored in so far this season.
Dani Lopez has failed to score in his last four appearances away from home for Aldershot, but has netted in four of his last five at home.
Exeter have lost only one of their last eight League Two games (W4 D3 L1).

Fleetwood v Bradford
Fleetwood have kept a league-high tally of 13 clean sheets so far this season.
Fleetwood have scored a league-high tally of 14 goals in the final 15 minutes of League Two games this season.
Bradford have won just one point in their last four league games (D1 L3).
Only three players have scored more goals than Bradford's Nakhi Wells in League Two this season (13), but he's only netted three goals in his last nine appearances in the competition.

Plymouth v Dag & Red
Dagenham & Redbridge have failed to score in three of their last four meetings with Plymouth Argyle.
Plymouth have picked up more cards than any other League Two side this season (53Y 3R).
Both Plymouth and Dagenham & Redbridge have lost 17 points from leading positions this season in League Two - no side has lost more.
The Daggers have not drawn any of their last 15 league games (W7 L8).

Port Vale v Accrington
The last six meetings between these two sides have seen the home side end victorious on five occasions, with the other meeting ending in a draw.
No side has won fewer points from their last 10 League Two games than Accrington (5).
Port Vale have averaged more than two goals a game in League Two this season (2.1); the only side to manage this feat.
Tom Pope has scored 25 goals this season in League Two for Port Vale and is the league's top scorer. All 25 of those goals have come from open play.

Rochdale v Chesterfield
Both sides have found the net in each of the last four meetings between Rochdale & Chesterfield.
Rochdale have hit the woodwork more often than any other side in League Two this season (14).
Ashley Grimes has scored six goals in his last eight league appearances for Rochdale, but he's not netted in his last 292 minutes of football.
Chesterfield have lost three of their last four league games (W1 L3), this after losing only two of their previous 10.

Rotherham v Northampton
Northampton are unbeaten in five meetings with Rotherham, although four of these matches have ended in a score draw.
Rotherham have drawn a league-low four games in League Two this season.
Northampton have committed more fouls than any other side in League Two this term (360).
Rotherham have failed to score in just one of their last 11 games in League Two.

Southend v Oxford Utd
Oxford's Tom Craddock has scored three goals in his two competitive appearances against Southend this season.
Southend have scored a league-high proportion of their goals in the second half of matches (71%).
The Shrimpers have lost just two points from leading positions in League Two this season; the best-such record.
Oxford have lost just one of their last 10 league games (W5 D4 L1).

York v Morecambe
York have drawn more games than any other side in League Two this season (13).
No side has a better disciplinary record this season than York City (29Y 0R).
Morecambe have conceded the highest proportion of goals in the second half of League Two games this season (70%).
York have drawn three successive games in League Two & if they draw this match, they'll equal the record in the competition this season, set by Chesterfield (4) in September.

Gillingham v Wycombe
Gillingham have won just one of their last five home games against Wycombe in all competitions (W1 D3 L1).
No side has scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes of League Two games this season than the Gills (11).
Wycombe are the only side in League Two yet to score a goal in the final 15 minutes of a match.
The Gills' Danny Kedwell has scored a league-high tally of five penalty kicks this season.