Here are all the key pre-match stats and facts ahead of kick-off in Sky Bet League One!
Accrington Stanley v Wycombe Wanderers
- Accrington Stanley have won two of their last three home Football League games against Wycombe (L1), one more than in their first nine such encounters (D5 L3).
- Wycombe have won two of their last three Football League games against Accrington (L1), as many as in their previous 17 such meetings (D9 L6).
- Accrington Stanley have won just one of their last seven home league games (D2 L4), beating Bristol Rovers 2-0 last month.
- Wycombe have won each of their last two away league games by a 3-0 scoreline; the Chairboys have never scored 3+ goals in three successive away Football League fixtures before.
Bolton Wanderers v MK Dons
- Bolton beat MK Dons 2-0 in the reverse fixture in September, and could do the double over the Dons in a Football League season for the first time.
- MK Dons are yet to beat Bolton as a visiting side in the Football League, losing two of the four previous trips (D2).
- Bolton have won their last three home league games by an aggregate score of 5-0. They last won four in a row without conceding in April 2013 (a run of five).
- MK Dons have won six of their 14 away league games this season (D1 L7), with only Sheffield Wednesday (8) and Ipswich Town (7) winning more on the road in League One this term.
Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town
- Bristol Rovers are currently enduring their longest losing run against Ipswich in the Football League, losing each of the last three meetings.
- Ipswich won 2-0 on their last Football League visit to Bristol Rovers in September 2020; they’ve never won successive away league games against them before.
- Bristol Rovers have lost two of their last three home league games (W1), as many as in their previous 10 such fixtures (W4 D4).
- Having won seven of their first 10 away league games this season (D2 L1), Ipswich are now winless in their last five on the road (D3 L2).
Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town
- Since a 4-3 home win over Cheltenham in April 2018, Cambridge have only won one of their last eight league games against the Robins (D3 L4), winning 5-0 in December 2021.
- Cheltenham are unbeaten in each of their last three Football League away games against Cambridge (W2 D1), having won only one of their first five trips (L4).
- Having won their first four home league games this season, Cambridge have won just one of their last 10 at the Abbey Stadium (D3 L6).
- Cheltenham have lost their last four away league games, last losing more consecutively on the road in March 2019 (6).
Derby County v Lincoln City
- Derby have won all 12 of their home Football League games against Lincoln, it’s the best 100% record one side has over another at home in the Football League.
- Lincoln beat Derby 2-0 in the reverse fixture in September, and could do the double over the Rams in the Football League for the first time in their history.
- Derby have won each of their last five league games at Pride Park, not since November 2010 have they won six successive such games in a single campaign, when the Rams were in the Championship.
- Lincoln won 3-0 at Accrington in their last away league game, ending a run of five without a win on the road (D1 L4). They last won consecutive such matches in October.
Exeter City v Shrewsbury Town
- Exeter have lost each of their last two Football League meetings with Shrewsbury, last losing more against the Shrews in November 1965 (run of four).
- Shrewsbury lost on their last visit to Exeter in the Football League in November 2014 (3-2), not since December 1991 have they lost on successive league trips there.
- Exeter are winless in their last five home league games (D3 L2), their longest such run in the Football League since a run of 12 between April and November 2016.
- Shrewsbury have won their last three away league games by an aggregate score of 6-0. They last won more consecutively in March 2018 (5), while they've never won four straight Football League away games without conceding before.
Fleetwood Town v Peterborough United
- Fleetwood have won three of their last five league games against Peterborough (L2), as many as their first 10 Football League games against them (D2 L5).
- Peterborough won their last away league game against Fleetwood in April 2021 (1-0); they’ve never beaten the Cod Army in successive Football League trips.
- Fleetwood have lost their last five home league games – only once before have they had a longer such run in the Football League (seven between December and February in 2017-18).
- Peterborough have won their last two away league games, as many as they had in their previous 11 (D1 L8). They last won more consecutively in April/May 2021 (4).
Forest Green Rovers v Charlton Athletic
- Both of Forest Green and Charlton’s previous meetings in all competitions have been drawn – 0-0 in August 2019 in the Carabao Cup and 1-1 in September in the reverse fixture.
- Charlton have only lost two of their last 10 Football League away games against newly promoted sides (W5 D3), though one of those defeats came this season against Port Vale, losing 1-0.
- None of Forest Green Rovers' 15 home league games this season has finished level, with no side losing more at home in League One this term (11 – W4).
- Having won just one of their first 11 away league games this season (D5 L5), Charlton have won their last two. They last won three in a row on the road in April 2021.
Oxford United v Plymouth Argyle
- Oxford have lost each of their last three league encounters with Plymouth; they’ve never lost four in row to them in the Football League before.
- Plymouth beat Oxford 3-1 in this exact fixture last season; the Pilgrims have never beaten them in successive Football League away games before.
- Oxford United have lost seven home league games this season, their most in a campaign since 2018-19 (8). They've kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 at the Kassam Stadium.
- Plymouth's 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday in their last away match ended the Pilgrims' 12 game unbeaten run on the road in League One (W5 D7).
Port Vale v Barnsley
- Port Vale have only lost one of their last eight home Football League games against Barnsley (W5 D2), though that defeat was in the most recent such game in March 2016, losing 1-0.
- Barnsley have won two of their last four league games against Port Vale (D1 L1), as many as in their previous 13 meetings in the Football League (D4 L7).
- Port Vale won each of their last three home league games in 2022 by a 1-0 scoreline, but are currently winless at Vale Park so far in 2023 (D1 L3).
- After losing their first two away league games this season, Barnsley have lost just two of their subsequent 12 on the road (W6 D4).
Portsmouth v Burton Albion
- Portsmouth have won each of their last two league games against Burton, and could do the double over the Brewers in the Football League for the first time.
- Burton lost this exact fixture last season 2-1, having gone unbeaten in each of their first five Football League away games against Portsmouth (W1 D4).
- Portsmouth have won just one of their last 10 home league games (D7 L2), beating Exeter City 2-0 last month.
- Burton Albion have won two of their last three away league games (L1), more than they had in their previous 20 on the road (W1 D5 L14).
Sheffield Wednesday v Morecambe
- After losing their first Football League meeting in August 2021, Sheffield Wednesday have won each of their last two league games against Morecambe.
- Morecambe have lost on each of their two previous visits to Sheffield Wednesday since becoming a Football League side in 2007-08, losing 2-0 in the league last season and 2-0 in the first round of the FA Cup this campaign.
- Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last 11 home league games (W8 D3), keeping a clean sheet in the last six and winning the last four. They last kept seven consecutive home clean sheets in August 1936.
- Morecambe have lost their last five away league games, conceding 14 goals and scoring just twice. They've never lost six in a row on the road in the Football League.
