Take a look ahead to the weekend in Sky Bet League One...
Barnsley v Oxford United
- Barnsley have lost just one of their 12 home league meetings with Oxford (W9 D2) - conceding just two goals across those 12 games, while keeping a clean sheet in each of the last four.
- Oxford are winless in their last three matches against Barnsley in the Football League (D1 L2) since a 1-0 victory in January 1999 under Malcolm Shotton.
- Barnsley have won their last eight home games in the Football League, scoring 26 goals across those matches at Oakwell and netting 2+ goals in each of them. Indeed, they last won nine in a row at home in September 1969.
- Oxford are winless in their last eight league games away from home (D4 L4), their longest such run without a win since February 2019 (run of 17).
Bolton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town
- Bolton are unbeaten in their last five home meetings with Shrewsbury in the Football League (W4 D1) since a 0-1 defeat against the Shrews in April 1990.
- Shrewsbury have won just one of their last 10 league games against Bolton (D1 L8), although that came in the most recent encounter via a 3-2 victory last December.
- Bolton are winless in their last two home games in League One (D1 L1) - the Trotters last went three such games without a win in April 2022 (run of four).
- Shrewsbury have lost each of their last four away games in the Football League, while the Shrews last lost five consecutive such matches in November 2015.
Charlton Athletic v Morecambe
- Charlton were defeated in their only previous meeting at home with Morecambe, losing 2-3 under Johnnie Jackson in April last year.
- Morecambe are unbeaten in their last two away league games against sides from London (W1 D1) since a 0-2 defeat at Leyton Orient in January 2021 in League Two.
- Charlton have won their last two home games in the league, with the Addicks last winning three consecutive such matches across the same campaign in December 2021.
- Morecambe are without a win in their last 16 league matches away from home (D4 L12), which is the Shrimps’ longest ever winless such run in the Football League.
Cheltenham Town v Forest Green Rovers
- Cheltenham have won just one of their eight matches against Forest Green in the Football League (D4 L3) - a 2-1 home victory in October 2020 under Michael Duff.
- Forest Green are looking to complete the league double over Cheltenham for the very first time, after winning the reverse fixture 1-0 last December.
- Cheltenham are unbeaten in their last six home league games (W2 D4) - the Robins’ haven’t had a longer such run in the third tier since February 2007 (run of eight).
- Forest Green are without a win in their last 20 Football League matches away from home (D7 L13), losing each of their last five - only Morecambe between November 2022 and February 2023 have endured a longer losing run this season in League One (run of seven).
Derby County v Burton Albion
- Derby are unbeaten in each of their two home league meetings with Burton (W1 D1) - winning the most recent encounter 1-0 in December 2017 under Gary Rowett.
- Burton have avoided defeat in four of their five matches against Derby in the Football League (W2 D2), with the reverse fixture this season ending in a 1-1 draw last December.
- Derby are winless in their last four home league games (D2 L2) - the Rams last went on a longer such run without a win at Pride Park in August 2021 (run of six).
- Burton have failed to win their last two games away from home in the Football League (D1 L1), while the Brewers were last winless in three consecutive such games in December 2022 (run of six).
Fleetwood Town v MK Dons
- After losing their first two home games against MK Dons in the Football League, Fleetwood are unbeaten in their last four such meetings with the Dons (W1 D3).
- MK Dons are winless in their last four league games against Fleetwood (D3 L1) since a 3-1 victory in January 2021 under Russell Martin.
- Fleetwood have lost just one of their last seven Football League home games (W4 D2), although that was in their most recent such game via a 1-2 defeat to Bristol Rovers.
- MK Dons are unbeaten across their last three away games in League One (W1 D2), which is the Dons’ longest run since April 2022 (run of 12).
Peterborough United v Ipswich Town
- Peterborough are unbeaten in all five of their meetings at home with Ipswich in the Football League (W3 D2), scoring 2+ goals in four of those matches.
- Ipswich defeated Peterborough 2-1 in the reverse fixture this season and are looking to win consecutive games against the Posh for the very first time.
- Peterborough have lost just one of their last seven home matches in the Football League (W4 D2) - a 0-3 defeat against Cheltenham in March.
- Ipswich are unbeaten in their last six league games away from home (W3 D3), with the Tractor Boys last going seven such matches without defeat in January 2016 in the Championship.
Plymouth Argyle v Cambridge United
- Plymouth are winless in their last five meetings with Cambridge in the Football League (D3 L2) since a 1-0 away victory in February 2017 in League Two.
- Cambridge have failed to win any of their last three away league visits to Plymouth (D2 L1), while they last won at Home Park in December 2015 (2-1).
- After losing their most recent home game league against Lincoln, Plymouth are seeking to avoid consecutive such defeats for the first time since November 2021 under Ryan Lowe.
- Cambridge are unbeaten in their last two away games in League One (W1 D1) and are looking to go three such games without defeat for the first time since April 2022.
Port Vale v Bristol Rovers
- Port Vale have lost their last two league meetings with Bristol Rovers and are looking to avoid three consecutive defeats to the Gas for the very first time.
- After winning the reverse fixture 1-0 this season, Bristol Rovers are aiming to complete the league double over Port Vale for the first time since 1956-57 in the second tier.
- Port Vale have failed to score in their last two home league games (D1 L1), while the Valiants last went three such games without a goal in August 2021.
- Bristol Rovers have won each of their last three away games in the Football League, and are seeking to win four such consecutive matches for the first time since October 2015.
Portsmouth v Accrington Stanley
- Portsmouth are looking to complete the league double over Accrington Stanley for the very first time, following their 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture this season.
- Accrington Stanley have lost their last two league meetings with Portsmouth and are aiming to avoid three consecutive defeats to Pompey for the first time.
- Portsmouth have lost just one of their last nine home games in the Football League (W5 D3) - a 0-1 reverse to Sheffield Wednesday in March.
- Accrington Stanley are winless in each of their last 10 league matches away from home (D4 L6); they last had a longer run in a single season in December 2010 (run of 11).
Sheffield Wednesday v Exeter City
- Sheffield Wednesday have won only one of their previous eight meetings with Exeter in the Football League (D2 L5) - a 3-0 home victory in September 2011 under Gary Megson.
- Exeter have won two of their last three away league games against Sheffield Wednesday (L1), although that defeat came in their most recent visit to Hillsborough in 2011-12 (3-0).
- Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten across their last 17 home games in the league (W12 D5), the Owls haven’t enjoyed a longer such run since January 1981 (run of 23).
- Exeter are winless in their last six matches away from home in the Football League (D2 L4) - the Grecians’ last had a longer spell without a win in December 2018 (run of seven).
Wycombe Wanderers v Lincoln City
- Wycombe are unbeaten in their last six home games against Lincoln in the league (W4 D2), winning each of the last two. With that, the Chairboys are seeking three successive such victories over Lincoln for the very first time.
- Lincoln are without a win in their last eight meetings with Wycombe in the Football League (D5 L3) since a 1-0 victory in March 2009 in League Two.
- Wycombe have lost just one of their last eight games at home in League One (W5 D2) - a 0-1 reverse to Barnsley in March 2023.
- Lincoln defeated Plymouth in their most recent away league game and are attempting to win back-to-back such games for the first time since October.
