Check out all the important pre-match Opta stats ahead of all the action in Sky Bet League One this week...
Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United
- Bolton Wanderers have won four of their last five home league games against Rotherham United (L1), scoring 2+ goals in each of those victories.
- Rotherham United have won each of their last four league games against Bolton Wanderers, netting 3.3 goals per game on average during that time.
- Rotherham United have won two of their last three away league games (L1), as many as their previous 52 beforehand.
Exeter City v Wigan Athletic
- Since losing seven successive league meetings with Wigan from 1995 to 2023, Exeter are unbeaten in their last two against the Latics (W1 D1).
- Wigan Athletic have won each of their last four away league games against Exeter City, twice scoring exactly four goals in a match during that time.
- Exeter boss Gary Caldwell played 102 league games and managed 65 league games for Wigan. His only previous home game against his former club since leaving as manager saw his Exeter side lose 0-2 in October 2023.
- Wigan have won just one of their last seven league games played on a Tuesday (D2 L4) and have failed to win each of their last nine away league outings on this day (D4 L5) since beating Stoke 1-0 in April 2023.
Huddersfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers
- Huddersfield Town have lost just one of their last 11 league games against Wycombe Wanderers (W7 D3), though that sole defeat did come in this exact fixture in February 2021 (2-3).
- Wycombe Wanderers have lost just two of their last 10 away league games against sides from Yorkshire (W5 D3), scoring 2+ goals in seven of those matches.
- Huddersfield have only won two of their last 10 home league games played on a Tuesday (D1 L7), failing to score in six of these matches.
- Wycombe have only lost one of their last 18 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) away league games (W12 D5), although that was this season’s reverse fixture at Huddersfield in January (0-1).
Mansfield Town v Leyton Orient
- Mansfield have won just one of their last nine Football League games against Leyton Orient (D2 L6), winning 2-0 in January 2022.
- Leyton Orient have won each of their last three league meetings with Mansfield Town. Only from January 2004 to April 2006 have they enjoyed a longer winning run over the Stags in the Football League (5).
- Mansfield have lost nine home league games this season, including six of their last eight (W1 D1). Only in 1960-61 (10), 1990-91 (10), 2002-03 (12), 2007-08 (14), and 2013-14 (10) have they suffered 10+ home defeats in a Football League campaign.
- Leyton Orient have lost four of their last five away league games (W1), more than their previous 12 on the road prior (W7 D2 L3).
Peterborough United v Birmingham City
- Peterborough United have won just one of their last 10 league games against Birmingham City (D5 L4), though that sole victory did come in their last home game against the Blues in September 2021 (3-0).
- Birmingham City have won just one of their last six away league games against Peterborough United (D2 L3), a 2-0 victory in February 2013.
- Peterborough are unbeaten in their last 11 home league matches played on a Tuesday (W8 D3) since a 0-1 loss to Fleetwood Town in September 2022.
- Birmingham have won 10 away league games this season – only in 1984-85 (13), 1998-99 (11), and 2006-07 (11) have they won more in a single campaign.
Shrewsbury Town v Reading
- Both sides have scored in each of the last nine league meetings between Shrewsbury Town and Reading, with the Shrews scoring 20 and conceding 15.
- Reading have lost two of their three league meetings with Shrewsbury in the 21st century (D1), as many as their last 11 league matches versus the Shrews in the 20th century (W5 D4 L2).
- Shrewsbury are winless in their last 16 league matches played on a Tuesday (D6 L10) since a 2-1 win over Burton Albion in August 2023. It’s their longest ever run without a win on a specific day of the week in their Football League history.
- Reading have only won one of their last seven away league games (D3 L3), a 2-1 victory at Wigan in March.