League Two Opta Facts – March 23-24th

AFC Wimbledon v Morecambe
These two sides have met on only three previous occasions, with Wimbledon winning the first meeting, the second drawn and Morecambe winning the third and latest clash.
The Shrimpers won an eventful home clash with the Dons earlier this season, with Kevin Ellison bagging a hat-trick for the home side, Jack Midson netting a penalty for the visitors and Wimbledon's Paul McCallum seeing red.
AFC Wimbledon have drawn five games from winning positions at home; a joint-league-high with Morecambe.
The Dons have scored 33% of their goals in the final fifteen minutes of matches; a league-high proportion.

Barnet v Cheltenham
Barnet have won only one of their last 11 games against Cheltenham, losing four (including the last two without scoring) and drawing six
At Underhill, the Bees are unbeaten in their six league clashes with the Robins, winning two and drawing four.
The Bees have won their last three games at Underhill, extending their unbeaten run at home to six (W4 D2).
Cheltenham's Billy Jones has created 47 chances for his team-mates this season; a league-high.

Bradford v Bristol Rovers
Bradford have won just one of their last nine games against Bristol, losing six and drawing two.
The last nine games between the Bantams and the Pirates have average 3.8 goals per game.
There have been three players sent off in the last two clashes between these two sides, including two in the meeting earlier this season (one each).
The Pirates have conceded just five goals in the final fifteen minutes of matches this season; a league-low.

Burton Albion v Wycombe
Wycombe have won all three league meetings with Burton, netting a total of nine goals in the process and conceded just two.
The reverse fixture earlier this season saw Matt McClure grab a brace and Joel Grant score from the penalty spot (both for Wycombe), while Burton's Zander Diamond saw red in a 3-0 home win for the Chairboys.
Burton have won their last nine games at home, scoring 21 goals and keeping four clean sheets in the process.
Wycombe have lost four times from winning positions this season; a joint-league-high with Rochdale.

Chesterfield v Plymouth
Chesterfield have suffered just one defeat in their last five games against Plymouth, winning three and drawing one.
The Spireites have shipped a total of 10 goals in their last four clashes with the Pilgrims, although prior to this season's meeting, they last met in 2004, when Argyle won 7-0 at home.
The Pilgrims have lost only once in their last six games (W3 D2), with veteran midfielder Paul Wotton scoring a penalty in each of his last two games.
Chesterfield have not lost at home from a winning position this season (W8 D2).

Fleetwood v Dagenham & Redbridge
The meeting between the two sides earlier this season was the first time they had every clashed in any competition (1-0 home win for Dagenham courtesy of a 90th min pen from Sam Williams).
The Daggers have taken 14 penalties this season (a league-high). However, they have missed more than any other side (7).
Fleetwood are without a win at home in four games (D3 L1).
The Daggers have lost 12 points from winning positions on the road this season; a league-high.

Gillingham v Accrington
Gillingham have only enjoyed one victory in their last five meetings with Accrington Stanley, losing two and drawing two.
On home soil, the Gills are unbeaten in their four clashes with Stanley, winning three and drawing one.
Accrington have scored seven goals in their last two games (W2), with defender Lee Molyneux scoring four.
The Gills have conceded the fewest goals in the division (31), and the joint-fewest goals in the first half of matches (14).

Northampton v Oxford Utd
The last six meetings between these two sides have alternated between a win for Northampton and a win for United. For this sequence to continue, the Cobblers need to win at the weekend.
At the Sixfields Stadium, the Cobblers won each of their last five clashes with the U's, courtesy of three 2-1 wins and two 1-0 victories.
The Cobblers have won their last eight home games, keeping five clean sheets in the process.
Oxford have won their last three games on the road, with James Constable scoring twice in that run.

Port Vale v Aldershot
Port Vale are unbeaten in their last eight games against Aldershot, winning the last five in a row after drawing the previous three.
The Shots have netted a total of six goals in their last nine clashes with Vale, and never more than one in a game.
The Vale have conceded 15 goals in the second half of matches, equating to 37%; a league-low proportion.
Aldershot have clawed back just two points from losing positions this season (D2); the fewest in the division.

Rochdale v Southend
Rochdale have enjoyed just one win in their last 12 games against Southend, losing eight and drawing three.
In the last 15 clashes between the two sides at Spotland, neither side has ever scored more than two goals.
The Dale have recorded one victory in their last seven games (D3 L3).
Rochdale's George Donnelly has scored three goals in his last two games at Spotland.

Rotherham v Exeter
The last three meetings between the two sides have produced a total of just four goals.
Rotherham have lost just one of their last four against the Grecians, winning two and drawing one.
The Millers have won five times from losing positions this season; a joint-league-high with Southend and Burton Albion.
The Grecians have kept an impressive seven clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Torquay v York
Torquay have now gone four games unbeaten against York, winning two and drawing two.
At Plainmoor, the Gulls have enjoyed just one win in their last five league clashes with the Minstermen, drawing three and losing one.
York are without a win since New Year's Day; a run stretching back 14 games (D7 L7).
Torquay have kept just two clean sheets at Plainmoor this season, only AFC Wimbledon (1) have kept fewer shut-outs on home soil.

League One Opta Facts - March 23-24th

Sheff Utd v Brentford
The Blades have only lost one of their last seven league games against Brentford (W4 D2), but that came in the reverse fixture at Griffin Park back in November.
The three clashes between Sheff Utd and Brenford since the start of last season, which are the only league clashes since the 1988/89 campaign, have all finished 2-0 (two in favour of the Blades, one in favour of the Bees).
Uwe Rosler's side have not netted in the first-half on any of their last five league games, though they have won their last two.
After a run of six consecutive clean sheets in the Football League, the Blades conceded four last time out at Stevenage.

Bournemouth v Bury
Bury have won their last two trips to Dean Court in the Football League (both 2-1) after winning the same number in their first 18 trips to the home of the Cherries combined.
Bournemouth have only once failed to score in a home league game against Bury (20 games) and that was in a 0-3 defeat back in November 1960.
Brett Pitman has scored five of Bournemouth's last six league goals.
Bury have lost six of their last eight league games, winning the other two.

Carlisle v Yeovil
Only one of the previous 15 Football League meetings between Carlisle and Yeovil has ended in a draw.
Carlisle forward Mark Beck scored his first and so far only brace in the reverse fixture between the Cumbrians and the Glovers.
Carlisle have only kept one clean sheet in their last nine league games, but that was in a 2-0 home win over Brentford in their last game at Brunton Park.
No League One player has scored more goals in 2013 than Yeovil's Paddy Madden (12).
The Glovers have found the net at least once in 10 of their 13 league games this calendar year, and Madden has been on the scoresheet in nine of those games.

Colchester v MK Dons
The Dons have won their last four successive league games against Colchester, scoring five goals in two of those games (14 in total).
Only once in their history have MK Dons won five successive games against the same opponent; their current run of five successive wins against Tranmere.
The Dons have only won two of their last 13 league games, but those victories have come in their last five games (D1 L2).
Karl Robinson's side are without a win in seven on the road, however.

Crawley v Crewe
Crawley have never beaten Crewe in the Football League, drawing twice against them last season and losing 0-2 at Gresty Road in the reverse fixture this season.
Crawley have drawn their last four successive league games, with the last two finishing 2-2.
Indeed, the Red Devils' run of five games without defeat (1W 4D) is their longest of the campaign.
Mathias Pogba has netted four goals in his last four league appearances for the Railwaymen.

Hartlepool v Walsall
The last three league meetings between Hartlepool and Walsall, including the reverse fixture this season, have all ended level.
The Saddlers have only won once in their last seven trips to face Pool in the North East (D3 L3).
Hartlepool have gone 450 minutes of league football without a goal.
Walsall hitman Will Grigg has scored nine goals in his last seven league games, with five of those goals coming from the penalty spot.
Indeed, in the 2013, Grigg has scored more goals (12) than two League One teams have managed in total (Portsmouth 11, Bury 10).

Portsmouth v Coventry
Coventry have only won one of their last five trips to Fratton Park in the league, drawing two and losing two.
Gary McSheffrey has scored in three of the last four meetings between Pompey and the Sky Blues, though he has not found the net in the league since his goal in the reverse fixture back in November.
Only one of the Sky Blues' last seven games has seen less than two goals scored.
David Connolly has scored four goals in his last five appearances for Pompey.

Preston v Leyton Orient
Orient have won their last three league games against Preston, scoring exactly twice in each game.
None of the last 12 meetings between the sides in Lancashire have ended in draws; the teams last shared the spoils at Deepdale in November 1979.
Leyton Orient are unbeaten in six league games, winning four and drawing two.
Kevin Lisbie has scored in four of his last five appearances for the O's.
Will Hayhurst has scored three goals in his last four appearances for North End.

Scunthorpe v Doncaster
Doncaster have won four consecutive league games against the Iron, scoring 14 goals in total and conceding just four.
Indeed, the South Yorkshire side have only failed to score twice in their last 34 league meetings with Scunthorpe (66 goals in total).
Rovers have only lost one of their last 11 trips to Glanford Park in the Football League, winning six and drawing four.
League leaders Doncaster have lost only one of their last eight league games, winning three and drawing four.

Shrewsbury v Oldham
Oldham are without a win in five against Shrewsbury in the league, drawing two and losing three.
The Latics have found the net on just one of their last seven league trips to Shrewsbury, though they did score three times on that occasion.
Oldham have only drawn one of their last 23 league games (W7 L15).
Shrewsbury have only kept one clean sheet in their last nine league games.

Swindon v Notts County
Swindon have scored in each of their 25 home league meetings with the Magpies, averaging just over 2 goals per game in these clashes.
Despite that, the Robins are without a win in five against County (D2 L3).
The Magpies have only managed to score more than one goal in one of their last 11 league games, when they netted four against Bury back in February.
Swindon have only managed three points from the last 12 on offer at the County Ground.

Tranmere v Stevenage
Tranmere and Stevenage have met just three times before in the Football League and have a perfectly even record; one win each and one game drawn.
Stevenage's Dani Lopez is the only player to have netted a hat-trick for two different teams (Barnet is the other side) in the Premier League/Football League this season.
None of the last 19 league games involving Stevenage have ended in draws.
Rovers have failed to find the net in three of their last four league games.

23.03. (Sat) 01:00 Argentina - Venezuela

PROBABLE LINEUPS

ARGENTINA
Romero
Burdisso, Garay, Fernandez, Rojo
Mascherano, Gago, Montillo
Messi, Higuain, Lavezzi

VENEZUELA
Hernandez
A. Gonzalez, Tunez, Vizcarrondo, Cichero
Rincon, Lucena, C. Gonzalez, Arango
Seijas, Rondon

Alejandro Sabella's Argentina team has a very familiar look as the coach elects to keep the base of the side which impressed during an unbeaten 2012. Sabella, however, is forced to make two changes from his habitual XI.

Sergio Aguero's injury leaves a space up front, which will most likely be filled by Ezequiel Lavezzi in the Monumental. Angel Di Maria is also unavailable due to suspension; in a surprise choice, Santos playmaker Walter Montillo looks set to partner Fernando Gago and Javier Mascherano in the middle of an attacking Albiceleste line-up.

Currently fourth in the World Cup standings and dreaming of a first-ever appearance at football's biggest tournament, Venezuela will have to make do without the talents of historic goalscorer Fernando Amorebieta.

The central defender scored the only goal in 2011 when the Vinotinto recorded their first-ever victory over Friday's opponents, 1-0 in Puerto La Cruz, but is injured and unavailable for the return clash. In his place, Lanus' Oswaldo Vizcarrondo will partner Celta Vigo man Andres Tunez at the back.

DID YOU KNOW?

Argentina went down two years ago to Friday's rivals after winning every single one of their previous 19 encounters.

Fernando Amorebieta made history for his nation with the match's solitary strike, the only time Argentina have tasted defeat so far in qualifying.

The Albiceleste have scored over two goals a game across the tournament so far, notching 20 in nine appearances. Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain also share the honour of top scorer alongside Uruguay's Luis Suarez.

Sabella's men are looking to book their place at an 11th consecutive World Cup, having appeared at every competition except 1934 and 1938 (withdrew) and 1970 (failed to qualify).

Venezuela, on the other hand, have never made the final stages of the tournament, and indeed only recorded their maiden qualifying victory in 2007 with a win over Ecuador.

Captain Juan Arango is by far the most experienced of the Vinotinto line-up, having been capped 111 times since making his debut in 1999. He has also appeared in five Copas America, and is five caps short of becoming Venezuela's record appearance holder.

Friday will be the first time the Vinotinto take the field since the passing of president Hugo Chavez, an outspoken supporter of national football who recently lost a long battle against cancer.

Prediction
Venezuela are no longer the Cinderella of South American football, and have proved over the last few years that under Cesar Farias, they are a force to be reckoned with. That said, Argentina's superstars should have the tools to gain revenge for 2011's defeat and record a close yet comfortable victory.

Editor's Prediction
Argentina 2-0 Venezuela