Check out all the important pre-match Opta stats ahead of all the action in Sky Bet League Two this week...
Crewe Alexandra V Cheltenham Town
- Crewe Alexandra have lost just one of their last seven home Football League games against Cheltenham Town (W4 D2), a run started by their 8-1 victory over the Robins in April 2011 – the only instance of them netting 8+ goals in an EFL match post-war.
- After winning the reverse fixture 2-1 in December, Cheltenham Town will be looking to claim a first Football League double over Crewe Alexandra since the 2008-09 season.
- Crewe have lost two of their last three league games (W1), and could lose successive matches in League Two for only the third time this season, previously doing so in August (v Barrow and Chesterfield) and in February (v Newport and AFC Wimbledon).
- Cheltenham have lost each of their last four league games without scoring; the Robins last lost five in a row without finding the net in October 2023 (7).
Notts County V Salford City
- Notts County’s only previous home game against Salford City in League Two came in March 2024, and saw them lose 1-2.
- After losing their first ever Football League game against Notts County 2-0 in September 2023, Salford City have since won both of their last two against the Magpies.
- Only AFC Wimbledon (12) have kept more home clean sheets and only Bradford City (12) have conceded fewer home goals in League Two this season than Notts County (10 clean sheets, 14 goals conceded).
- Salford’s Karl Robinson has lost just one of his 12 Football League games against Notts County as a manager (W9 D2), winning each of the last seven in succession since January 2013.
Doncaster Rovers V AFC Wimbledon
- Doncaster Rovers have won four of their last five home league games against AFC Wimbledon (L1), winning this exact fixture 1-0 in February last season.
- After winning the reverse fixture 1-0 in December last year, AFC Wimbledon will be looking to record a first ever Football League double over Doncaster Rovers.
- Doncaster have picked up 70 points across their 40 league games this season, their highest total at this stage of a campaign since 2016-17, when they were promoted from League Two (81).
- AFC Wimbledon have won each of their last four league games against sides from Yorkshire without conceding a goal in the process.
Swindon Town V Bradford City
- Swindon Town have won six of their last eight home league games against Bradford City (D1 L1), conceding more than one goal in just one of those matches.
- After their 1-0 win in December, Bradford could complete a first league double over Swindon Town since 1998-99 in the second tier.
- Swindon have lost just one of their last nine league games (W4 D4), a 1-0 defeat away to Morecambe in March.
- Bradford have won just four of their last 19 away league games (D7 L8), with the last three of those victories coming via a one-goal margin.
Accrington Stanley V Tranmere Rovers
- Accrington Stanley have won each of their last two league games against Tranmere Rovers, one more victory than across their previous five EFL matches against the Merseyside outfit (W1 D1 L3).
- Tranmere Rovers have lost two of their three previous Football League visits to Accrington Stanley, winning the other 2-1 in March 2020.
- Accrington have picked up just 42 points across their 41 league games so far this season (W10 D12 L19), their second-lowest points tally at this stage of an EFL campaign, after 2022-23 (38).
- Tranmere have won four of their last six league games (D1 L1), as many victories as they managed across their prior 31 league matches combined (D10 L17).
Barrow V Walsall
- Barrow are unbeaten across their last four home Football League games against Walsall (W2 D2), and will be looking to go five unbeaten against the Saddlers for the first time in the EFL.
- After winning the reverse fixture 1-0 in December, Walsall will be looking to claim a first Football League double over Barrow since the 1969-70 season.
- Barrow have lost just one of their last eight league games (W4 D3), a 1-0 defeat to Chesterfield at Holker Street in March.
- Walsall have failed to win any of their last nine league games (D6 L3), last enduring a longer winless run between January and March 2023 (12 games).
Chesterfield V Fleetwood Town
- Chesterfield have lost each of their last three Football League games against Fleetwood Town, scoring just one goal in the process.
- After winning their last away Football League game against Chesterfield in October 2016, Fleetwood Town will be looking for successive away wins over them for the first time in the EFL.
- Only Bradford City (2) have lost fewer home games in League Two this season than Chesterfield (3), who have lost just one of their last eight league matches on home turf (W4 D3), a 1-3 defeat to Crewe in March.
- Fleetwood have won both of their last two away league games whilst scoring exactly four goals; it’s the only time they have scored 4+ goals twice in a row on the road in the Football League.
Gillingham V MK Dons
- Gillingham are looking to complete their first Football League double over MK Dons since 2013-14 in League One.
- MK Dons have conceded in all 10 of their away Football League games at Gillingham (23 goals conceded), losing seven of them (W2 D1).
- Gillingham have drawn each of their last six league games; the last fourth tier side to draw seven in a row within a single season were Stockport County from March to April 1989.
- MK Dons have picked up just 46 points across their 41 league games this season; at the same point in all four of their previous League Two campaigns, the Dons had at least 70+ points by this stage.
Harrogate Town V Grimsby Town
- Harrogate Town have won each of their three home Football League games against Grimsby Town, with all of those victories coming via a one-goal margin.
- Grimsby Town have won just one of their seven Football League games against Harrogate Town (D1 L5), though that sole victory did come via a 1-0 success in the reverse fixture in December.
- Harrogate are unbeaten across their last eight home league games (W5 D3), their joint-longest ever run on home soil in the EFL.
- Grimsby have lost just one of their last six away league games (W4 D1), though that sole defeat did come in their last outing on the road, a 2-0 defeat to Crewe.
Morecambe V Carlisle United
- Morecambe have won both of their last two Football League games against Carlisle United, as many victories as across their prior 13 meetings with the Cumbrians in the EFL (D6 L5).
- Carlisle United have lost just one of their prior seven away Football League games against Morecambe (W4 D2), scoring at least one goal in each of those matches.
- Morecambe have won their last two home league games, and will be looking to win three in succession in the same season for the first time since January 2023 (4).
- Carlisle United have picked up just 34 in 41 league games this season, their joint-third lowest figure ever at this stage of a Football League campaign (assuming 3 pts/win all-time), after last season (27) and 1934-35 (31).
Newport County V Colchester United
- Newport County have won four of their last five home league games against Colchester United (L1), and have scored at least once in each of their last 19 home matches against them in the Football League.
- Colchester United have lost each of their last three away league games against sides from Wales, last losing more in succession in the Football League between 1966 and 1968 (four defeats).
- Newport have lost seven of their last ten league games (W2 D1), conceding 2.1 goals on average per fixture across that time.
- Colchester have lost fewer away games (4) than any other side in League Two this season, although are winless in their last two on the road (D1 L1).
Port Vale V Bromley
- Port Vale have won seven of their last 10 home league games against newly promoted sides (D2 L1), with their one defeat in this time coming to Leyton Orient in February 2024 (0-1).
- This will be just the second Football League meeting between Bromley and Port Vale after the pair drew 0-0 at Hayes Lane in December.
- Port Vale have won their last three league games in succession, only winning more in a row once this season (5 in October).
- Bromley have won just one of their last six league games (D2 L3), though that victory did come last time out as they beat Accrington Stanley 4-0 – their biggest EFL victory to date.