Championship Opta Facts – August 3. - 4.

Barnsley v Wigan Athletic
This will be only the fifth time that Barnsley and Wigan Athletic have played each other in a league fixture, with the Tykes yet to defeat Wigan (D2 L2).
Barnsley ended the 2012-13 Championship season with only two defeats in their final 12 games (W4 D6 L2).
The Tykes have won their opening game of the league season on just one of their last seven attempts (W1 D2 L4), but this victory came in 2012-13 versus Middlesbrough at Oakwell.
Only one of Wigan's last 10 fixtures on the opening weekend of the league season have seen them secure victory (W1 D2 L7).
This will be the first game that Wigan have played in the second tier of English football since May 8th 2005; when they secured promotion to the Premier League with a 3-1 home win over Reading.
Only Millwall (24) scored fewer goals at home in the 2012-13 Championship than Barnsley (26).
Wigan conceded the first goal of the game on 25 occasions in the Premier League last season; more often than any other team.
Only three teams (Leeds, Birmingham, and Burnley) drew fewer games nil-nil last season than Barnsley (2).
Wigan's new signing Grant Holt scored 21 goals in 44 starts the last season he played in the Championship (2010/11)
Last season, Barnsley conceded 26 goals from set pieces. No Championship side conceded more.

Birmingham City v Watford
Watford won more points away from home than any other side in the Championship in 2012-13 (39).
The Hornets have lost five of their last six competitive trips to St Andrews to face Birmingham City, but won 4-0 there on their last visit in 2012-13.
The Blues haven't won an opening game of the season since 2008-09; losing two and drawing two of their four matches since.
Watford have not lost an opening game of the season since 2006-07. They have won three and drawn three of their six matches since.
Including playoff matches, Watford conceded more penalties (13) and were given more red cards (6) than any other team in the Championship in 2012-13.
Birmingham were one of only three clubs to win fewer points at home (30) than away from home (31) in the Championship in 2012-13.
The Blues netted just 46% of their total goal tally at home in the 2012-13 Championship; a lower proportion than any other side.
New Watford signing Lewis McGugan chipped in with eight goals and three assists last season, with 50% of his goals coming from outside the box (4).
Birmingham scored in each of their last 13 league games of the 2012/13 season.
As well as scoring the most goals (85), Watford scored the highest amount of goals from open play (61).

Bournemouth v Charlton Athletic
Bournemouth have not defeated Charlton Athletic in a competitive fixture since April 1975; losing four and drawing three of their seven meetings since.
Charlton have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six competitive games against the Cherries.
This will be the third time in the last four seasons that Charlton and Bournemouth have met one another in the opening game of the league season (2010-11, 2011-12 and 2013-14). The Addicks won the previous two of these without conceding a goal.
Bournemouth have started their league season with a victory on only one of the last 13 campaigns; this coming in 2009 versus Bury (W1 D6 L6).
The Addicks have won four and lost none (D2) of their six league games on the opening weekend since 2007-08.
Eddie Howe's side were the highest scoring team in League One last season, netting 76 goals.
Charlton won a higher proportion of their points away from home (55%) than any other side in the Championship in 2012-13.
Bournemouth won 25 points out of a possible 30 at the back end of last season, more than any other side.
If the Championship started in January 2013, the Addicks would've finished fourth in the table, accumulating 35 points from 21 games.
Since re-joining Bournemouth as manager, Eddie Howe only lost three of a 18 home league fixtures (W13 D2).

Burnley v Bolton Wanderers
The side playing at home have won the last four competitive meetings between Burnley and Bolton; with the away team winning just one of the last nine matches.
Burnley have won four and drawn two of their last six home matches on the opening weekend of a league season.
Bolton Wanderers have failed to score in three of their last four fixtures on the opening weekend of a league season.
The Trotters attempted 10.4 shots per game on average in the Championship in 2012-13; more than any other side.
Bolton lost more points from leading positions than any other side in the Championship in 2012-13 (34).
Burnley netted a higher percentage of their goals from headers (34%) than any other side in the Championship in 2012-13.
Burnley's striker Charlie Austin netted the most headed goals in the division (9) last season.
Bolton scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes of Championship games last season (14) than any other side.
Bolton's Chris Eagles attempted more shots than any other player in the Championship last season (112).
In the Championship last season, Burnley conceded the joint-fewest amount goals from set pieces (15) along with Ipswich.

Derby County v Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers have won four and lost none (D1) of their last five competitive games against Derby County.
Jordan Rhodes scored in all three of his competitive appearances for Blackburn Rovers against Derby County in 2012-13.
Rhodes scored 49% of Blackburn's goals in the Championship in 2012-13; a higher proportion than any other player for their side.
Derby have lost their opening league game of the season in just one of their last eight campaigns (W3 D4 L1).
Only relegated Bristol City (6) kept fewer clean sheets than Derby County (8) in the Championship last season.
Only relegated Peterborough (13.6) faced more shots per game on average in the Championship in 2012-13 than Blackburn Rovers (12.1).
Nigel Clough will have been in charge of Derby County for four years and 208 days on the date of this game; the current longest serving manager in the Championship.
Rovers new boy DJ Campbell has scored 44 goals in his 133 matches in his Championship career.
Last season, Blackburn had a shooting accuracy of 43.32%, the fourth lowest in the Championship.

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool
Blackpool have won each of their last three league games against Doncaster Rovers.
Doncaster Rovers have not won any of their five league games at home against Blackpool since 2005-06; losing two and drawing three.
The Tangerines have won and kept a clean sheet in their opening league match of the last three seasons; all three of which have been away from home.
Eight of Doncaster's 12 defeats in League One last season came in home matches.
Blackpool conceded the first goal of the game on 27 occasions in the 2012-13 Championship season; only relegated Bristol City could match this.
However, no side won more points from losing positions than Blackpool in the Championship in 2012-13 (24).
Blackpool scored more goals in the final 15 minutes of Championship games last season than any other side (22).
Last season, Doncaster won 25 of the 27 matches in which they went ahead (D2); a league-high.
Doncaster scored their highest proportion of goals in the final fifteen minutes of matches last season (29%).
Without Thomas Ince's goals last season, the Tangerines would've been 13 points worse off and in 23rd position.

Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton have won their last two competitive trips to Elland Road, 2-1; with the winning goal coming in the 88th minute or later in both games.
There were three red cards given in the last league meeting between these two teams in April 2013; more than in any other Championship game in 2012-13.
Leeds have lost just two of their opening games to a league season since 1990-91 (W14 D7 L2).
Brighton have won more Championship points in 2013 than any other side (41).
No side lost fewer games than Brighton in the Championship last season (9); but the Seagulls drew more games than any other team (18).
Leeds conceded a league-high 19 headed goals in the Championship in 2012-13.
Tomasz Kuszczak managed to save a higher proportion of shots faced in the Championship last season (75.6%) than any other regular goalkeeper.
Leeds summer signing Noel Hunt scored eight goals in 41 appearances the last time Reading were in the Championship (2011/12).
Brighton created 170 chances in the Championship last season; the second highest in the division behind Hull 181.
Leeds conceded 71% of their goals in the second half of matches last season; a league-high proportion.

Middlesbrough v Leicester City
Leicester City are unbeaten in their last 10 competitive matches against Middlesbrough, but six of these games have ended in a draw.
Middlesbrough have won their opening league game in just one of the last 12 seasons (W1 D5 L6).
Leicester City have won four of their five opening day league games (L1) since 2008-09.
Middlesbrough won just 12 points from their 21 Championship games from New Year's Day 2013; fewer than any other side.
Boro' won 71% of their points at home in the 2012-13 Championship season; a higher proportion than any other side.
In the 2012/13 season, the Foxes scored the 57 goals inside the penalty box; a joint-league-high alongside Cardiff City.
In the 2012/13 Boro scored just two penalties; a joint-league-low alongside Hull, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton and Millwall.
Last season, Leicester attempted the second highest amount of shots in the Championship (470).
Middlesbrough picked up just five points out of a possible 24 in the league at the end of last season.
No side conceded fewer away goals in the Championship last season than Leicester City (25).

Millwall v Yeovil Town
Millwall won a joint-league low tally of 28 points at home in the Championship in 2012-13.
The Lions also scored only 24 goals at home last season in the Championship; fewer than any other side.
Yeovil have only ever recorded one victory in their 12 competitive meetings with Millwall; this coming in April 2009 (all competitions).
Millwall have won their opening game of the league season on just one occasion since 2004-05 (W1 D5 L3).
The Lions won just one of their final nine Championship games in 2012-13 (W1 D3 L5).
Just 19.6% of Millwall's goals in the Championship last season came from set-piece situations; a lower proportion than any other side.
The Lions' Shane Lowry was given 13 yellow cards and one red card in the Championship last season; the worst record of any player.
Only Swindon (72) and Bournemouth (76) scored more goals in League One last season than Yeovil (71).
Yeovil scored more goals inside the box than any other side in League One last season (62).

Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town
Both sides have scored in each of the last 12 fixtures between Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town.
Nottingham Forest defeated Huddersfield Town 6-1 at the City Ground last season; their biggest home win in league competition since February 2006.
Just one of Nottingham Forest's opening day league fixtures since 2003-04 have seen the Reds defeated (W4 D5 L1).
However, in the last seven seasons, Nottingham Forest's opening league fixtures have seen just three goals scored in total, with four of these games ending 0-0.
Huddersfield have lost their opening league game of the season on each of the last five seasons that they have been in the second tier of English football.
No side won more points from losing positions than Nottingham Forest in the Championship in 2012-13 (24).
Only Peterborough (75) and Bristol City (84) who were both relegated conceded more goals last season than The Terriers (73).
Forest had a league-high proportion of goals conceded inside the box last season (88%).
Last season, Huddersfield conceded 78% of their goals from open play, a league-high.
Forest's new goalkeeper Dorus de Vries has kept 57 clean sheets in 142 games in the Championship, with a save percentage of 71.69%.

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday
QPR are unbeaten in their last three competitive meetings with the Owls, winning two and drawing one.
This is the 14th time in the last 18 seasons that QPR have opened their league campaign with a home match. Of the previous 13, they have lost just two (W7 D4).
Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their opening fixture of the last five league campaigns (W3 L2).
The Owls committed 12.5 fouls per game on average in 2012-13; more than any other side in the Championship.
QPR won just four games in the Premier League last season. Only Derby County (one in 2007-08) and Sunderland (three in 2005-06) have won fewer in a single Premier League campaign.
QPR scored only 13 goals in their 19 Premier League home games in 2012-13; fewer than any other side.
Last season in the Championship, the Owls had the highest percentage of goals scored by defenders (23%)
QPR right back Danny Simpson has kept 22 clean sheets in 61 games in his career in the Championship.
At the end of last season, Sheffield Wednesday won just one of their final five games (D2 L2).
The R's only went ahead in 12 matches last season, winning just four of those matches; a league-low.

Reading v Ipswich Town
Reading have won all four of their league meetings against Ipswich since September 2010, with both home games ended 1-0 to the Royals.
The Royals have not won their opening league game of a season since 2006-07, drawing five and losing one of their six matches since.
Ipswich have found the net in their opening game of the season in each of their last 11 campaigns (since 2002-03).
After Mick McCarthy took charge of Ipswich Town on November 1st 2012, they managed 1.60 points per game, compared to their average of 0.54 per game in the first 13 games of 2012-13.
No side won fewer points from losing positions in the Championship in 2012-13 than Ipswich Town (7).
Reading's Jobi McAnuff attempted 43 shots (inc. blocked) in the Premier League without scoring in 2012-13; more than any other player.
Reading striker Adam Le Fondre broke the Premier League record for the number of goals scored in a single season as a substitute in 2012-13 (8).
71% of Ipswich's league goals last season came at home; the joint-highest proportion alongside promoted Crystal Palace.
In fact, Ipswich netted just 14 goals away from home in the Championship last term; five fewer than any other side.
Royals new signing Royston Drenthe created 21 chances in 21 league appearances last time he played in England for Everton in 2011/12.

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Scottish Premiership Opta Facts - August 2. -3.

Partick Thistle v Dundee United
Partick Thistle have started both of their previous two SPL campaigns with a draw, including a goalless draw with Dundee United in their first ever SPL game back in August 2002.
The Jags have never beaten Dundee United in the SPL, though five of their seven previous clashes have ended level (two defeats).
The Terrors have kept five clean sheets in seven SPL games against Partick, conceding just once in each of the other two games.
United have opened up an SPL campaign on the road five times previously, failing to win any of those games (D3 L2).
Terrors manager Jackie McNamara left Partick Thistle second in the Division One table in January 2012 to move to Tannadice. McNamara won 26 of 61 first division games in charge of the Jags.
Partick finished the 2012/13 season with an 18 game unbeaten run in Division One, winning 13 of these games.

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock have only conceded one goal in total in their last three trips to Pittodrie (W1 D1 L1).
Overall, the Dons have won just three of their last 13 league games against Kilmarnock, drawing four and losing six.
Aberdeen have won just one of their last 10 opening SPL fixtures (D4 L5) and have failed to score in four of their last six.
Only Celtic (32) and Motherwell (30) won more points on the road than Kilmarnock (26) in the 2012/13 SPL, though only relegated Dundee won fewer points at home than Killie.
Allan Johnston's side lost five of their last six league games last term, with their only victory in that run coming at relegated Dundee.
Excluding a 3-4 defeat to Celtic in March, Aberdeen conceded just five goals in their last 12 SPL games of last season.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Mirren
Inverness and St Mirren met on the opening day of the 2012/13 season, drawing 2-2 at St Mirren Park.
The Buddies have lost two and won none of their last four trips to Inverness in the SPL (D2).
St Mirren mustered just three away wins all season last term; only Hearts (two) had a worse record on the road.
On all three previous occasions Inverness have played their opening SPL game on home soil, Caley have lost, including a 1-2 reverse against St Mirren in July 2006.
St Mirren, meanwhile, have only won one of their eight previous opening SPL fixture, but that was against Inverness in 2006.
St Mirren have only managed one clean sheet in their last 11 away league games.

St Johnstone v Hearts
This is the fourth time in just nine SPL seasons that St Johnstone have met Hearts on the opening day. The Saints have drawn one and lost two of the previous three.
Indeed, St Johnstone have never won an SPL curtain raiser, taking just three points from 24 available on the opening day.
Hearts are unbeaten in four SPL games against St Johnstone (W3 D1), with all three victories in this run finishing 2-0.
No side won fewer points on the road in the SPL last season than Hearts (14 from 19 games).
Only champions Celtic, meanwhile, won more home points than St Johnstone (34) last term.
Indeed, the Saints ended the 2012/13 campaign on an 11 game unbeaten run at McDiarmid Park (W6 D5).

Celtic v Ross County
Celtic had the best home record in the SPL last season, claiming 47 points from 19 games at Celtic Park.
Celtic and Ross County had an even record in the SPL last term (one win each and two draws), the first time they had ever met in the league.
There were just three goals scored in Ross County's first six SPL games combined (both for and against) last season, with the Staggies starting their first ever top-flight campaign with two successive 0-0 draws.
Celtic have won 12 and lost none (D3) of their 15 previous opening SPL fixtures, winning the last five in a row.
When they have started their campaign at Parkhead, the Bhoys have won seven and drawn one of eight previous games, scoring 18 and conceding just two.
Neil Lennon's side won their last 12 home league games last season, averaging 3.75 goals per game in this run.

Hibernian v Motherwell
Motherwell won 30 points on the road last season; only champions Celtic won more (32).
There were 14 goals scored in three meetings between Hibernian and Motherwell last season.
Motherwell have only won two of their last 14 opening day fixtures, drawing four and losing eight.
The Hibees have started the season at Easter Road eight times before and have only won once (D4 L3), beating St Mirren 2-1 in August 2009.
Hibs won three successive games at the end of the 2012/13 season, their longest winning streak since March 2011 (five wins in a row).
Motherwell scored at least twice in seven of their last eight league games last season (20 in total), although they did lose 0-2 at St Johnstone on the final day of the campaign.

League One Opta Facts - August 3rd

Sheffield United v Notts County
Notts County have failed to beat Sheffield United in their last four attempts in the league (D2 L2).
In total, 10 cards were shown over the two league matches played between the two sides last season, one being red.
The Magpies received seven red cards in League One last season, a league-high.
The Blades did not lose a match when they went ahead in a game over the entirety of the 2012/13 campaign (W19 D7).
Sheffield United won just once in their final eight league games last season, scoring only five goals in the process (D4 L3).
The hosts have only lost one of their last 10 opening day fixtures (W3 D6).

Bristol City v Bradford City
Bristol City will start the new season having won only once in their last 10 matches during their ill-fated battle in the Championship (D2 L7).
The Robins have only managed eight wins out of a possible 34 against Bradford City in the league (D6 L20).
The Bantams have won three of their last four league visits to the Ashton Gate (D1).
Bradford City are without a win on the opening day of the season in four attempts (L4).
There has been a goal scored inside 20 minutes in each of the last three meetings between these sides.

Carlisle United v Leyton Orient
The last three games played between the two sides have ended 4-1; two of which went in favour of Leyton Orient.
The Cumbrians conceded more goals in the first half than any other side in League One last season (39).
Carlisle dropped only two points from winning positions at home last season; equalled only by Colchester United, Oldham Athletic and Yeovil Town in League One.
The O's have scored at least once in their last five meetings with Carlisle.
Carlisle conceded 14 goals at home in their final 10 home fixtures; more than any side in the division with the exception of Bury, who shipped the same figure.

Crawley Town v Coventry City
The two clubs met for the first time last season with each side winning their respective home fixture.
Coventry went ahead in matches on 32 occasions last season; more than any other side.
Last season, Crawley failed to win a single match after going behind at home (D6 L5).
Coventry City finished the 2012/13 campaign without a win in five games (D2 L3).
Crawley Town finished the 2012/13 campaign with a streak of seven home games unbeaten (W3 D4).

Crewe v Rotherham
The Millers scored more goals over the course of their final 10 away games last season than any other side in League Two during the same period (16).
Crewe enter the new season having finished the previous with back to back victories and clean sheets at Alexandra Road.
Last season Crewe Alexandra conceded 56% of their goals in the first half; the highest percentage of any side in League One.
Crewe have been unable to beat Rotherham United in their last six attempts in league competition (D2 L4).
Rotherham have beaten Crewe in their last three meetings at the Alexandra Stadium.

Gillingham v Colchester United
Colchester have gone six games unbeaten (all comps) against the Gills, winning four (D2).
Colchester United have not scored more than one goal at Gillingham in their last five visits.
Colchester United shipped more goals than any other side in the final fifteen minutes of matches in League One last season (20).
The Gills scored 59% of their goals in the first half of matches last season during their successful term in League Two.
Gillingham finished last season with a five match unbeaten streak at the Priestfield Stadium, winning four (D1).

Peterborough v Swindon Town
Posh are unbeaten at home in their last six home league games (W3 D3).
Peterborough United have only conceded three goals in their last five home league games.
There have been 13 goals scored in the last two games played between these sides at London Road in the league.
Four of the last five league matches contested between Peterborough United and Swindon Town have ended in a draw.
Swindon Town finished the 2012/13 season with four consecutive away defeats; scoring just one goal in the process.

Port Vale v Brentford
Port Vale scored 13 goals in their final four home games last season before sealing promotion to League One.
Vale only managed one clean sheet in their last eight home games last season in League Two.
Brentford ended last season on a four match unbeaten run away from home (W1 D3).
The Bees kept just one clean sheet in their last nine away league games last season in League One.
Brentford have won their last three matches against Port Vale scoring nine goals in the process.

Preston North End v Wolves
There has been only one draw in the last eight meetings between these sides at Deepdale in the league, with Preston winning three (L4).
There have been eight goals scored in the last two league games involving these two teams.
Wolverhampton Wanderers ended last season as the side with the highest percentage of defeats in games in which they had taken the lead in the Championship (24%).
Preston North End conceded just two goals in their final six matches of last season.
Preston went unbeaten in their final seven home league games (W5 D2).

Shrewsbury v MK Dons
There have been 18 goals scored in the last four fixtures between the sides, averaging at 4.5 goals per game.
MK Dons are yet to beat Shrewsbury Town away from home (D2 L1).
MK Dons bagged more goals in the opening 15 minutes than any other side in League One during 2012/13 season (13).
Shrewsbury Town conceded more goals in the opening 15 minutes than any other side in League One last term (14).
Shrewsbury Town conceded the highest number of goals from the penalty spot in League One last season (10).

Stevenage v Oldham Athletic
In the four previous meetings involving Stevenage and Oldham Athletic, Boro' have scored one goal in each of those games.
There is yet to be a draw between these sides at The Lamex Stadium, both sides winning one game each.
There was a clean sheet for at least one of the teams involved in the last seven league games at The Lamex Stadium.
Stevenage lost more games from winning positions at home than any other team last season in League One (4).
Stevenage went behind at home more often than any other team competing in League One last season.

Walsall v Tranmere Rovers
Walsall have won just one of the last six meetings with Tranmere Rovers (D2 L3).
There has not been a draw between these two teams at the Bescot Stadium in the last six matches.
Walsall conceded 34% of all their league goals in the final fifteen minutes of matches; the highest percentage of any team in the league last season.
Walsall scored more goals from the penalty spot than any other team in League One during the 2012/13 term (10).
Tranmere Rovers failed to score in any of their final six games of last season.

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League Two Opta Facts - August 2. - 3.

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).

Najava trećeg kola kvalifikacija za Ligu Šamoiona

Partizan nulom „preti” Ludogorecu. Jermenski Širak je eliminisan rezultatskom „nularicom”, ali više od stanja na semaforu stadiona u Humskoj treba i mora da brine očajna igra crno-belih. U trećem kolu kvalifikacija za Ligu šampiona, čiji prvi mečevi su na programu u utorak i sredu, 30. i 31. jula, biće potrebno daleko više samopouzdanja, hrabrosti, ali i kvaliteta da bi se eliminisao bugarski predstavnik. Jer, fudbaleri Ludogoreca sigurno neće biti „ludi” i svaki poklon izabranika Vuka Rašovića oberučke će prihvatiti.

28.07. (Sun) 22:00 USA - Panama

 

PROBABLE LINEUPS

USA (4-4-2): 

Rimando

Parkhurst, Gonzalez, Besler, Beasley

Bedoya, Holden, Beckerman, Torres

Donovan, E. Johnson.

ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS: Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Michael Orozco Fiscal (Puebla), Michael Parkhurst (FC Augsburg), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)
MIDFIELDERS: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Helsingborg), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Stuart Holden (Bolton), Brek Shea (Stoke City), Jose Torres (Tigres)
FORWARDS: Will Bruin (Houston Dynamo), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders), Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes)

Panama (4-4-2): 

Penedo

Rodriguez, Torres, Parrish, Chen

Quintero, Sanchez, Gomez, Godoy

Perez, Torres

ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS: Jaime Penedo (no club), Luis Mejia (Fenix - Uruguay), Alex Rodriguez (Sporting San Miguelito)
DEFENDERS: Leonel Parris (Tauro), Harold Cummings (Arabe Unido), Carlos Rodriguez (Chepo), Roman Torres (Millonarois - Colombia), Jean Carlos Cedeño (Alianza), Roderick Miller (San Francisco), Richard Dixon (Sporting San Miguelito), Roberto Chen (San Francisco)
MIDFIELDERS: Gabriel Gomez (Junior (Colombia), Marcos Sanchez (Tauro), Eybir Bonaga (San Francisco), Juan Perez (Tauro), Jairo Jimenez (Chorrillo), Alberto Quintero (Chorrillo), Anibal Godoy (Chepo), Rolando Escobar (Deportivo Anzoategui - Venezuela)
FORWARDS: Blas Perez (FC Dallas - USA), Gabriel Torres (Zamora - Venezuela), Cecilio Waterman (Fenix - Uruguay), Rolando Blackburn (Chorrillo)

DID YOU KNOW?
This is the second time the United States and Panama have met in a Gold Cup final. The Yanks won on penalties in the 2005 edition.
The Americans have won the last three meetings between these sides. Panama's last victory over the USA was in the group stage of the 2011 Gold Cup.
No matter what, a player from one of these two sides will finish as the tournament's top scorer. Panama's Gabriel Torres and the USA's Chris Wondolowski and Landon Donovan all currently have five goals.
The United States are on a 10-match winning streak, the longest in U.S men's national team history.
Panama are on a decent run of its own, with four victories (including a pair of 2-1 wins over Mexico) and a scoreless draw in their last five games.
USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann will leave coaching duties to assistants Andreas Hertzog and Martin Vasquez, following his suspension by CONCACAF for being sent off at the end of the USA's semi-final victory over Honduras.

27.07. (Sat) 20:00 Valencia - Milan (Preview)

PROBABLE LINEUPS

Valencia (4-2-3-1)

Alves; 

Mathieu, Ruiz, Rami, Cissokho 

Romeu, Parejo

Piatti, Banega, Guardado

Soldado

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Diego Alves, Vicente Guaita, Yeray Lopez
Defenders: Adil Rami, Victor Ruiz, Joao Pereira, Antonio Barragan, Ricardo Costa, Jeremy Mathieu, Aly Cissokho
Midfielders: Oriol Romeu, Sofiane Feghouli, Ever Banega, Juan Bernat, Javier Fuego, Michel, Andres Guardado, Dani Parejo
Forwards: Jonas Goncalves, Roberto Soldado, Pablo Piatti, Jonathan Viera, Paco Alcacer, Roberto Ibanez, Fede Cartabia

AC Milan (4-3-3)

Abbiati

Constant, Mexes, Zapata, De Sciglio

Montolivo, Muntari, Boateng

Niang, Balotelli, El Shaarawy

SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Christian Abbiati, Marco Amelia, Gabriel
Defenders: Luca Antonini, Daniele Bonera, Kevin Constant, Phillipe Mexes, Bartosz Salomon, Didac Vila, Cristian Zaccardo, Cristian Zapata, Mattia De Sciglio
Midfielders: Kevin-Prince Boateng, Bryan Cristante, Nigel De Jong, Urby Emanuelson, Sulley Ali Muntari, Ricardo Montolivo, Antonio Nocerino, Riccardo Saponara, Rodney Strasser, Bakaye Traore
Forwards: Mario Balotelli, Giacomo Beretta, Robinho, Stephan El Shaarawy, M'Baye Niang, Nmandi Oduamadi, Andrea Petagna

DID YOU KNOW?
Mestalla is hosting the only Guinness International Champions Cup match that is not being played on American soil.
The match marks the first meeting between the two storied sides.
Both teams will play their next matches in New York, with the winner taking on the winner of Chelsea-Inter and the loser dropping down to the loser's bracket and meeting the Chelsea-Inter loser.
There will be no extra time in any matches in the ICC. If a match is tied after regulation, it goes straight to penalty kicks. Teams receive two points for a regulation win and one for a PK win.
Los Che striker Roberto Soldado is the subject of fervent transfer rumors, with the club's president saying he could be had for a €30 million transfer fee. Tottenham are said to be the Spanish forward's most serious suitor.
AC Milan are also heavily involved in the transfer market, with the club being linked to Japan star Keisuke Honda.

Boris Sekulić (Košice) analizira 3.kolo Slovačkog prvenstva

Boris Sekulić

 Košice ne mogu bez Srba. Nemanja Matić je „utabao” put zemljacima sjajnim igrama u dresu kluba sa istoka Slovačke. Istom stazom nastavio je njegov mlađi brat Uroš, a treću sezonu žuto-plavi dres nosi i defanzivac Boris Sekulić (22). Posle Zemuna i Beograda sa Karaburme, put je perspektivnog desnog beka odveo u Košice, gde je morao da prođe probu, a kada je zadovoljio čelnike kluba, potpisao je ugovor sa ekipom koja je prethodni šampionat završila na četvrtom mestu.

Nenad Jovanović (Volfsberger) analizira 2. kolo Austriskog šampionata

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