Ahead of a full round of fixtures in Sky Bet League Two on Boxing Day check out our pre-match stat pack...
AFC Wimbledon v Swindon Town
- This will be the 11th Football League meeting between AFC Wimbledon and Swindon Town, with the pair sharing a perfectly matched return in this fixture’s history (W3 D4 L3 each).
- Swindon Town have lost two of their five away Football League games against AFC Wimbledon (W1 D2), though conceded exactly four goals in each of those defeats.
- AFC Wimbledon have failed to win any of their last three Football League games played on Boxing Day (D1 L2), and could go four such matches without victory for the first time in the EFL.
- Swindon have won just two of their last 11 league games played on Boxing Day (D2 L7), though scored exactly four goals in both of those victories in 2014 and 2019.
Bradford City v Port Vale
- Bradford City have failed to win any of their last five league games against Port Vale (D2 L3), failing to score more than once in any of those matches.
- Port Vale are unbeaten across their last four away league games against Bradford City (W2 D2), with both victories ending 2-1 and both draws ending 0-0 in this spell.
- Bradford have won just one of their last seven league games played on Boxing Day (D3 L3), scoring more than one goal in just one of those matches.
- Port Vale have lost four of their last seven away league games played on Boxing Day (W2 D1), losing their only match against West Yorkshire opposition during that time 2-1 vs Huddersfield Town in 2004.
Bromley v Newport County
- This is the first competitive game between Bromley and Newport County.
- Newport County are unbeaten across their last six away Football League games against sides from London (W2 D4) since a 1-0 defeat to Sutton United in April 2022.
- After both scoring and conceding in eight successive home league games from August to the start of December, Bromley’s last such match finished goalless against Port Vale.
- Newport have only ever won two of their 35 away Football League games played on Boxing Day (D10 L23), a 4-1 win over Shrewsbury Town in 1951 and a 1-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers in 2013.
Carlisle United v Morecambe
- Carlisle United have lost just two of their last 11 Football League games against Morecambe (W4 D5), though lost the last such fixture between these two sides back in March 2021 (3-1).
- Morecambe have won five of their last six Football League games against sides from Cumbria (L1), a run which has seen them concede just four goals in total.
- Carlisle are unbeaten across their last eight league games played on Boxing Day (W4 D4) since a 1-0 home defeat to Preston North End in 2013.
- Morecambe have won just one of their last six league games played on Boxing Day (D1 L4), with their last such victory away from home coming in 2016 against Mansfield Town (1-0).
Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra
- Cheltenham Town have failed to win any of their last four Football League games against Crewe Alexandra (D2 L2) and could go 5+ without victory against the Raileymen for the second time in the EFL.
- Crewe Alexandra have won just one of their last five away Football League games against Cheltenham Town (D2 L2), failing to score in three of those matches.
- Cheltenham have won just two of their last nine league games played on Boxing Day (D1 L6), though did win their last such fixture 2-0 against Shrewsbury Town last season.
- Crewe have lost each of their last three away league games played on Boxing Day, with each of those defeats coming via a two-goal margin.
Colchester United v Gillingham
- None of the last five league games between Colchester United and Gillingham have seen both sides score, with the Gills claiming more victories in that sequence (W3 L2).
- Gillingham have won three of their last four away Football League games against Colchester United (L1), as many victories as across their prior 31 such visits to the Essex outfit across their club history combined (D14 L14).
- Colchester have lost five of their last six home Football League games played on Boxing Day (W1), whilst the U’s have won just two of their last 18 such matches since 1973 (D8 L8).
- Gillingham are unbeaten across their last five away league games played on Boxing Day (W3 D2) since a 2-0 loss to Dagenham & Redbridge in 2008. Prior to this current run, the Gills had failed to win their last such 11 matches in succession in the Football League between 1966 and 2008.
Fleetwood Town v Chesterfield
- Fleetwood Town produced a league double over Chesterfield the last time the two sides met in the EFL back during the 2016-17 season.
- Chesterfield have lost just one of their five away Football League games against Fleetwood Town (W2 D2), only conceding multiple goals in one of those matches.
- Fleetwood have won just one of their last six home Football League games played on Boxing Day (D2 L3), a 3-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers in 2018.
- Chesterfield have lost each of their last four away Football League games played on Boxing Day since a 1-0 win over Bury in 2007.
Grimsby Town v Harrogate Town
- Grimsby Town have failed to win any of their six Football League games against Harrogate Town (D1 L5), failing to score in three of those matches.
- Only against Bradford City (6) have Harrogate Town enjoyed more wins in League Two than against Grimsby Town (5).
- Grimsby have lost each of their last three Football League games played on Boxing Day, including a 3-2 defeat to Harrogate in 2022. The Mariners haven’t lost four such matches in succession in the EFL since 1961.
- Harrogate have won each of their three Football League games played on Boxing Day, scoring 2+ goals during each of those victories in the process.
MK Dons v Notts County
- MK Dons have lost just one of their 18 Football League games against Notts County (W12 D5), though both matches between these sides last season finished as draws.
- Notts County have lost seven of their nine away Football League games against MK Dons (D2), failing to keep a single clean sheet across that time.
- MK Dons have won each of their last four league games played on Boxing Day, last enjoying a longer run between 2006 and 2011 (five games).
- Across club history, Notts County has previously won just six of their 41 away Football League games played on Boxing Day (D9 L26) though did win their last such match 4-1 against Morecambe in 2017.
Salford City v Barrow
- Salford City are unbeaten across their eight Football League games against Barrow (W4 D4), winning this exact fixture last season 5-3.
- Barrow have kept just one clean sheet in their eight previous League Two games against Salford, a goalless draw in October 2023.
- Salford have lost just one of their four Football League games played on Boxing Day (W2 D1), though that sole defeat did come in their such fixture last season in a 5-1 defeat to Tranmere Rovers.
- Barrow have won just two of their last 13 away Football League games played on Boxing Day (D4 L7), conceding 24 goals in total during that time.
Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley
- Tranmere Rovers have lost just one of their last five Football League games against Accrington Stanley (W3 D1), though that sole defeat did come in their last such meeting between the two sides back in April (4-1).
- Accrington Stanley have failed to win any of their three away Football League games against Tranmere Rovers (D1 L2) while failing to score in both defeats.
- Tranmere have won each of their last three Football League games played on Boxing Day and could win four matches in succession for the first time in their EFL history.
- Accrington have lost five of their last six away Football League games played on Boxing Day (W1), scoring just four goals in total across that time.
Walsall v Doncaster Rovers
- Walsall have won ten of their last 13 league games against Doncaster Rovers (L3) and have scored in every match during that run.
- Doncaster Rovers have lost five of their last six away league games against Walsall (W1), conceding 2.5 goals on average during that run.
- Walsall have won three of their last four league games played on Boxing Day (L1), with each of those victories seeing the Saddlers score exactly two goals.
- Each of Doncaster’s last five league games played on Boxing Day have finished 3-0 either way, with the Yorkshire outfit losing three of those matches (W2).