Delve into the Sky Bet League Two pre-match stat pack ahead of Easter Monday!
AFC Wimbledon v Salford City
- This is just the second meeting between Wimbledon and Salford in the Football League, with the reverse fixture ending in a 0-0 draw earlier this season.
- Salford have won two of their last three away league games against sides from Greater London, although the defeat came in their most recent such game via a 1-0 loss at Leyton Orient last October.
- AFC Wimbledon have lost four of their last five home league games (W1), one more than their first 15 such games of 2022-23 (W6 D6 L3).
- Both sides have scored in nine of Salford’s last 10 away league games (F22 A18), with the only exception being a 1-0 defeat to Tranmere in February. Indeed, their last five such games have averaged 4.4 goals (W2 D2 L1 – F13 A9).
Barrow v Crawley Town
- Barrow have lost their last three league games against Crawley, with all three such defeats coming via a 1-0 scoreline.
- Crawley have won one of their two away meetings with Barrow in the Football League (L1), winning the most recent such game 1-0 in November 2021.
- Barrow have won 11 of their 20 home league games this season (D3 L6); the Bluebirds last won more in a single Football League campaign in 1967-68 (14).
- Crawley won on Easter Monday last season, beating Walsall 1-0; they’ve never won successive such games in the Football League.
Bradford City v Sutton United
- Bradford are unbeaten in all three of their Football League meetings with Sutton United (W2 D1), winning each of the last two such games.
- This is just the second away visit to Bradford for Sutton in the league, with the only previous such game finishing as a 2-2 draw in December 2021.
- Bradford have won just one of their previous seven Easter Monday games (D2 L4), last winning a game on this date at home in 2011 against Aldershot (2-1).
- Sutton United are unbeaten in each of their last six away league games (W2 D4), drawing each of the previous three. However, only AFC Wimbledon have dropped more points from winning positions away from home in League Two this season than the U’s (12).
Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra
- Colchester have won their last three home matches against Crewe in the Football League, with the U’s winning 6-0 in their last such game in August 2018.
- Crewe are looking to complete the double over Colchester for the first time since 2012-13, after winning the reverse fixture this season 1-0 last November.
- Colchester are winless in their previous eight home league games (D5 L3), with the U’s failing to score in four of their last five such games, one more than in their prior 17.
- Crewe won their first away league game since November at the start of April, beating Doncaster 2-0; they last won successive such matches in April 2021 against Northampton and MK Dons.
Doncaster Rovers v Grimsby Town
- Doncaster have won each of their last three Football League meetings with Grimsby, with an aggregate scoreline of 9-2 in those matches.
- Grimsby have avoided defeat in two of their last three away league games against Doncaster (W1 D1), although they lost their last such game via a 1-0 defeat in December 2016.
- Doncaster have lost four of their last five home league games (W1), failing to score in each defeat, this after only losing three of their previous 10 beforehand (W6 D1 L3).
- Grimsby have lost each of their last two away games on Easter Monday in the Football League; they last lost three such games in a row between 1964 and 1970.
Hartlepool United v Stevenage
- Hartlepool have won just one of their 13 matches against Stevenage in the Football League (D3 L9), a 2-0 victory in January 2017 under Sam Collins.
- Stevenage are winless in their last two away league meetings with (D1 L1), after avoiding defeat in their first five such matches (W3 D1).
- Hartlepool have lost each of their previous two Easter Monday games in the Football League, last going on a longer such run between 1982 and 1990 (7 games).
- Stevenage have lost only one of their 10 previous Easter Monday games in the Football League (W4 D5), drawing each of their last three by a 1-1 scoreline.
Leyton Orient v Harrogate Town
- Leyton Orient have won their last two matches against Harrogate in the Football League, while keeping a clean sheet on both occasions – winning the last such meeting 2-0 last November.
- Harrogate have won one of their last two away league meetings with Leyton Orient (L1), with that victory coming in their last such visit via a 2-0 scoreline in August 2021.
- Leyton Orient have kept 15 clean sheets in their 20 home league games this season (W14 D5 L1); the last side to record more in a League Two season was Southend in 2014-15 (16).
- Harrogate have lost each of their two previous Football League games on Easter Monday by an aggregate score of 5-0; the last side to lose each of their first three such games was Accrington Stanley in 2010, who lost their first four.
Mansfield Town v Rochdale
- Mansfield have won their last two matches against Rochdale in the Football League, while they are looking to win three consecutive such games against the Dale for the first time since November 1980 (run of four).
- Rochdale have lost just one of their last four away league meetings with Rochdale (W2 D1), although they are winless in their last two such games.
- Mansfield are currently on a longer winless run of Football League games on Easter Monday than any other side, failing to win any of their last 11 such games since a 3-1 victory over Kidderminster Harriers in March 2005 (D3 L8).
- Rochdale have lost only one of their last eight Football League games on Easter Monday (W6 D1), and are unbeaten in each of their last four (W3 D1).
Northampton Town v Gillingham
- Northampton are looking to complete the league double over Gillingham for the first time since 2007-08, after winning the reverse fixture 2-0 this season.
- Gillingham have lost just one of their last five away games against Northampton in the Football League (W2 D2), although that was in their last such match via a 1-3 defeat in December 2020.
- Northampton have avoided defeat in each of their last four home league games (W3 D1); the Cobblers last enjoyed a longer such run in a single season in November 2021 during a five-game winning run.
- Gillingham manager Neil Harris has won two of his previous three Football League meetings with Northampton (L1), though that defeat came in the reverse fixture in November, having done the double over the Cobblers with Millwall in 2016-17.
Stockport County v Newport County
- Stockport have won their last three matches against Newport in the Football League, winning the reverse fixture this season 2-1 last November.
- Newport have won just one of their last five away league games against Stockport (D1 L3), a 5-0 victory in November 1979.
- Stockport are unbeaten in their last 10 home league games (W5 D5), drawing each of their previous four – the last side to draw five in a row at home in a single League Two season was Barrow in October 2020.
- Newport have only lost two of their 13 away league games under Graham Coughlan (W4 D7); no side in League Two has lost fewer such games since his first in October.
Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town
- Tranmere are unbeaten in their last three league meetings with Swindon (W1 D2), after losing each of their previous seven such games against the Robins.
- Swindon have lost just one of their last six away games against Tranmere (W5) in the Football League, although that was in their last such match via a 0-3 defeat last February.
- Tranmere won their last Football League game on Easter Monday, beating Exeter 2-0 last season; not since 2004 have they won successive such games.
- Swindon have lost each of their last three Football League games on Easter Monday; only Leeds United (7) and Rotherham United (4) are on longer such losing runs among current EFL sides.
Walsall v Carlisle United
- Walsall have won just one of their last three home league matches against Carlisle (L2), however that was in their last such match as the Saddlers won 1-0 last April.
- Carlisle have won just one of their previous four meetings with Walsall in the Football League (D2 L1), a 1-0 victory in November 2021 under Keith Millen.
- Six of Walsall’s last eight home league games have finished as a draw (W1 L1), while they’ve drawn eight of their 20 home league fixtures in 2022-23 (W8 L4), last drawing more in a Football League campaign in 2011-12 (9).
- Carlisle are without a goal in any of their last three away league games (D1 L2); they haven’t gone four league games on their travels without scoring since May 2019.
