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League Two Opta Facts - August 2. - 3.

Written By maxtv on Wednesday, 31 July 2013 | 16:00


Bury v Chesterfield
Bury are unbeaten in their last three against Chesterfield at Gigg Lane, winning once (D2).
At the back end of last season, the Spireites won their last three games on the road, scoring six and conceding one.
Bury summer signing Ashley Grimes netted 10 times last season for Rochdale, although he managed just one goal in his last 17 games.
The Spireites failed to gain a single point from losing positions away from home last season; a league-low.
In the last 10 league meetings between the side two sides, 26 goals have been scored, averaging at 2.6 goals per game.

Cheltenham v Burton
The two sides have met eight times in their history with Cheltenham winning five and Burton winning three.
Burton are yet to win on the opening day of the football league season, losing two (D2). Indeed, both defeats on the opening day came away from home.
No side kept more clean sheets last season than Cheltenham Town (19).
Cheltenham's Scott Brown made more saves than any other goalkeeper in League Two last season (156).
Burton picked up 22 points on their travels last season, equating to just 28.9% of their total points tally.

Exeter v Bristol Rovers
Since their return to the football league in 2008/09, Exeter have failed to win on the opening day, losing twice (D3 L2).
Bristol Rovers did the double over Exeter last season, notably winning 2-1 at St James Park courtesy of goals from David Clarkson and Eliot Richards.
No side conceded fewer goals in the final fifteen minutes of matches last season than Bristol Rovers (5).
The Grecians won 11 times on the road last season; a joint-league-high alongside Port Vale and Gillingham.
The last five games (all comps) involving both Exeter and Bristol Rovers have produced 15 goals, averaging at three goals per game.

Fleetwood v Dag & Red
The two clubs met in the Football League for the first time last season with each team claiming a league victory. Fleetwood won their home fixture 2-1, courtesy of goals from Junior Brown and Gareth Evans.
Fleetwood failed to win any of their last six games of the 2012/13 season (L4 D2); their worst such run of that campaign.
Last season Fleetwood received seven red cards; a joint-league-high alongside Rotherham. Indeed, Fleetwood also picked up the most yellow cards (87).
No Dagenham and Redbridge player managed to reach double figures last season with Luke Howell topping their scoring charts with nine goals.

Newport v Accrington
This will be the first time the two clubs have met in the football league.
Only Torquay (16) lost more points from winning positions at home last season than Accrington Stanley (14).
Newport didn't concede a single goal during their three Blue Square Premier play-off matches last season, winning all three in the process, to clinch promotion.
Newport's Aaron O'Connor was the club's top scorer last season netting 18 goals in 39 games.
Former AFC Wimbledon winger Christian Jolley netted 13 goals and was the only other player to reach double figures for Newport.
Stanley managed to finish the season on a three-match unbeaten streak away from home last season (W2 D1).

Portsmouth v Oxford United
Portsmouth are without a win on the opening day in six attempts, losing three and drawing three.
Pompey are currently enjoying a seven-match unbeaten streak at Fratton Park (W4 D3).
Oxford finished the season on a three-match winning streak, scoring seven and conceding none.
Portsmouth won only once from losing positions at Fratton Park last season (D1 L11).
Teenage midfielder Jed Wallace ended the League One campaign by scoring four goals in his final eight games for Portsmouth.

Rochdale v Hartlepool United
The two sides met twice season in the 2011/12 League One campaign with Hartlepool United securing two victories, 3-1 and 2-0 respectively.
Prior to those fixtures Rochdale had gone three games unbeaten against Hartlepool, winning twice and drawing once.
Rochdale have failed to win any of their last seven opening day fixtures (D4 L3).
Hartlepool are unbeaten in their last five opening day fixtures; drawing four (W1). Indeed, they've failed to score in three of those fixtures.
Last season, Hartlepool won just nine of the 18 fixtures in which they took the lead (D6 L3); a joint-league-low alongside Bury.

Scunthorpe v Mansfield
Mansfield are unbeaten in their last seven league matches against Scunthorpe, winning four of those (D3).
Scunthorpe have won just once in their last eight opening day fixtures (D2 L5).
In 2013, Mansfield won 21 of 25 games played in the Blue Square Bet Premier, losing only four.
Last season, Scunthorpe drew only one game nil-nil; only two teams recorded fewer nil-nil draws in League One: Oldham Athletic and Coventry City (0).
The Iron won their last two games last season, but it wasn't enough to avoid relegation.

Southend v Plymouth
Southend have won just one of the last 10 league meetings with Plymouth, drawing six and losing three.
Last season, only Burton (23) won more points from losing positions than Southend (21).
Southend ended last season without winning a game at Roots Hall in nine attempts (D4 L5).
Southend scored 69% of their goals in the second half of matches in the 2012/13 campaign; a league-high proportion.
Last season, only Dagenham and Redbridge (8) and Bradford City (8) scored more goals from the penalty spot than Plymouth (7).

Torquay v Wimbledon
The two clubs have met four times in the league with each side winning twice. Both meetings last season ended in away wins.
AFC Wimbledon were the only side not involved in a nil-nil score-line in the 2012/13 League Two campaign.
Indeed, the Dons kept the fewest clean sheets in the division (7).
No side lost more points from winning positions at home last season than Torquay (16).
Both Torquay and Wimbledon scored 30 goals in the second half of matches last season.

Wycombe v Morecambe
Wycombe have never lost to Morecambe in the league, winning five and drawing three.
The Chairboys are unbeaten in their last three opening day fixtures (W2 D1), including a 2-0 home victory over Morecambe in 2010.
Wycombe scored just six times in the final 15 minutes of games last season, fewer than any other side.
Morecambe conceded 70% of their goals in the second half of games last season; a league-high proportion.
In the 2012/13 campaign, only Torquay (16) and Accrington (14) lost more points from winning positions at home than Wycombe (13).

York v Northampton
York were unbeaten against Northampton last season, drawing 1-1 at home and winning 2-0 at the Sixfields Stadium.
No team in any of England's top four divisions drew more games nil-nil last season than York City (9).
Northampton have lost only once in their last nine opening day fixtures (W2 D6).
The Cobblers won four games away from home last season; a joint-league-low alongside Torquay and Aldershot (4).
No side won fewer points from losing positions than York last season (4).
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