League One 2026/27, matchday 4: every number from the 12 matches

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GoalSoon · built 05 September 2026, 10:48 UTC · every figure is our own count from our own database

41 goals in 12 matches — 3.42 a game, against 2.63 across all 547 matches of 2025/26. 8 home wins, 1 draw, 3 away wins. Results, goals by minute, cards, shots, possession, xG and player ratings — all of it on one page.

Results

Match	HT	xG	Shots	On target	Home poss.
Wycombe 1–2 Sheffield Wed	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Peterborough 3–0 Stevenage	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Leicester 2–0 Plymouth	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Huddersfield 3–1 Oxford Utd	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Doncaster 1–1 Notts Co	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Bromley 0–5 Leyton Orient	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Bradford City 1–2 Cambridge Utd	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Wigan 3–1 MK Dons	—–—	2.35–2.81	19–18	6–4	46%
Luton 2–0 Stockport County	—–—	1.40–0.84	7–11	5–2	38%
Burton 4–1 AFC Wimbledon	—–—	0.93–1.43	10–19	5–4	50%
Barnsley 2–1 Blackpool	—–—	1.97–2.32	24–18	6–4	61%
Reading 5–0 Mansfield	—–—	2.68–1.38	20–11	7–5	54%

The heaviest match was Bromley 0–5 Leyton Orient with 5 goals. 7 of 12 matches had both clubs scoring, 9 went over 2.5 goals, and 5 clubs failed to score. 0 goals came before half-time and 41 after it; 0 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 0 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute None, the latest in minute None. 0 of the 0 goals were penalties and 0 were own goals; the round produced 0 yellow cards and 0 red. The minute-by-minute feed carries 0 of the 41 goals, so every count in this paragraph is a floor, not a total; the scores and half-time scores above are complete.

Every match, in detail

Wycombe 1–2 Sheffield Wed 2026-09-01 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Adams Park

Goals

none

Wycombe · Sheffield Wed

no match statistics

source: events only

Peterborough 3–0 Stevenage 2026-09-01 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Spotland Stadium

Goals

none

Peterborough · Stevenage

no match statistics

source: events only

Leicester 2–0 Plymouth 2026-09-01 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

King Power Stadium

Goals

none

Leicester · Plymouth

no match statistics

source: events only

Huddersfield 3–1 Oxford Utd 2026-09-01 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Accu Stadium

Goals

none

Huddersfield · Oxford Utd

no match statistics

source: events only

Doncaster 1–1 Notts Co 2026-09-01 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Eco-Power Stadium

Goals

none

Doncaster · Notts Co

no match statistics

source: events only

Bromley 0–5 Leyton Orient 2026-09-01 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Hayes Lane

Goals

none

Bromley · Leyton Orient

no match statistics

source: events only

Bradford City 1–2 Cambridge Utd 2026-09-01 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Valley Parade

Goals

none

Bradford City · Cambridge Utd

no match statistics

source: events only

Wigan 3–1 MK Dons 2026-09-02 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

The Brick Community Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

9.0 Max Power Wigan · 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shots, 5/5 duels
8.6 Jensen Weir Wigan · 2 goals, 3 shots
8.2 Sam Nombe MK Dons · 2 shots, 4/5 duels

Wigan · MK Dons

2.35	xG	2.81
2.05	xG first half	1.60
19	Shots	18
6	On target	4
12	Shots in the box	13
6	Blocked	6
5	Corners	5
46%	Possession	54%
338	Passes	406
264	Passes completed	322
3	Saves	2
11	Fouls	11
1	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Luton 2–0 Stockport County 2026-09-02 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Kenilworth Road

Goals

none

Best rated

7.7 Callum Marshall Luton · 1 goal, 2 shots, 2/5 duels
7.5 Josh Keeley Luton · 2 saves
7.3 Oliver Norwood Stockport County · 1 shots, 2/6 duels

Luton · Stockport County

1.40	xG	0.84
0.32	xG first half	0.27
7	Shots	11
5	On target	2
6	Shots in the box	9
1	Blocked	2
2	Corners	8
38%	Possession	62%
381	Passes	624
290	Passes completed	534
2	Saves	3
7	Fouls	13
3	Offsides	6
1	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Burton 4–1 AFC Wimbledon 2026-09-02 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Pirelli Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

8.2 Sulyman Krubally Burton · 1 assist, 17/22 duels
7.7 Jayden Stockley AFC Wimbledon · 1 goal, 4 shots, 13/20 duels
7.7 George Evans Burton · 1 goal, 2 shots, 4/8 duels

Burton · AFC Wimbledon

0.93	xG	1.43
0.15	xG first half	0.30
10	Shots	19
5	On target	4
5	Shots in the box	14
2	Blocked	6
4	Corners	7
50%	Possession	50%
432	Passes	413
335	Passes completed	330
2	Saves	2
8	Fouls	14
1	Offsides	3
1	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Barnsley 2–1 Blackpool 2026-09-02 18:45 UTC · half-time None–None

Oakwell

Goals

none

Best rated

8.0 Connor O'Riordan Barnsley · 4/11 duels
7.7 Josh Bowler Blackpool · 1 goal, 4 shots, 3/14 duels
7.6 Cameron McGeehan Barnsley · 1 goal, 3 shots, 4/8 duels

Barnsley · Blackpool

1.97	xG	2.32
1.22	xG first half	0.83
24	Shots	18
6	On target	4
15	Shots in the box	13
10	Blocked	4
13	Corners	4
61%	Possession	39%
369	Passes	247
268	Passes completed	142
1	Saves	3
9	Fouls	7
1	Offsides	5
3	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Reading 5–0 Mansfield 2026-09-02 19:00 UTC · half-time None–None

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

8.2 Joel Pereira Reading · 5 saves, 3/3 duels
8.2 Jack Marriott Reading · 2 goals, 2 shots, 4/12 duels
8.2 George Earthy Reading · 1 goal, 1 shots, 2/5 duels

Reading · Mansfield

2.68	xG	1.38
1.88	xG first half	0.23
20	Shots	11
7	On target	5
17	Shots in the box	7
5	Blocked	2
5	Corners	2
54%	Possession	46%
442	Passes	372
340	Passes completed	281
5	Saves	1
9	Fouls	16
0	Offsides	2
1	Yellow cards	0

source: full match archive

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	xG	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
Leyton Orient	A	Bromley	5–0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Reading	H	Mansfield	5–0	2.68	20	7	17	5	54%	442	5	9	1
Burton	H	AFC Wimbledon	4–1	0.93	10	5	5	4	50%	432	2	8	1
Peterborough	H	Stevenage	3–0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Huddersfield	H	Oxford Utd	3–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Wigan	H	MK Dons	3–1	2.35	19	6	12	5	46%	338	3	11	2
Leicester	H	Plymouth	2–0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Luton	H	Stockport County	2–0	1.40	7	5	6	2	38%	381	2	7	1
Barnsley	H	Blackpool	2–1	1.97	24	6	15	13	61%	369	1	9	3
Cambridge Utd	A	Bradford City	2–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Sheffield Wed	A	Wycombe	2–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Doncaster	H	Notts Co	1–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Notts Co	A	Doncaster	1–1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Blackpool	A	Barnsley	1–2	2.32	18	4	13	4	39%	247	3	7	4
Bradford City	H	Cambridge Utd	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Wycombe	H	Sheffield Wed	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
MK Dons	A	Wigan	1–3	2.81	18	4	13	5	54%	406	2	11	2
Oxford Utd	A	Huddersfield	1–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Plymouth	A	Leicester	0–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Stockport County	A	Luton	0–2	0.84	11	2	9	8	62%	624	3	13	1
AFC Wimbledon	A	Burton	1–4	1.43	19	4	14	7	50%	413	2	14	1
Stevenage	A	Peterborough	0–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Bromley	H	Leyton Orient	0–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Mansfield	A	Reading	0–5	1.38	11	5	7	2	46%	372	1	16	0

Stockport County had the most of the ball (62 per cent) at Luton; Barnsley took the most shots (24).

Goals against xG

xG is the provider's shot-quality model, not ours; we publish it because it is the same measure across every match here. One matchday is far too small to call anyone lucky — this is a record of what happened, not a verdict.

Club	Opponent	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Conceded	xG faced	Saved against xG
Burton	AFC Wimbledon	4	0.93	+3.07	1	1.43	+0.43
Reading	Mansfield	5	2.68	+2.32	0	1.38	+1.38
Wigan	MK Dons	3	2.35	+0.65	1	2.81	+1.81
Luton	Stockport County	2	1.40	+0.60	0	0.84	+0.84
Barnsley	Blackpool	2	1.97	+0.03	1	2.32	+1.32
AFC Wimbledon	Burton	1	1.43	-0.43	4	0.93	-3.07
Stockport County	Luton	0	0.84	-0.84	2	1.40	-0.60
Blackpool	Barnsley	1	2.32	-1.32	2	1.97	-0.03
Mansfield	Reading	0	1.38	-1.38	5	2.68	-2.32
MK Dons	Wigan	1	2.81	-1.81	3	2.35	-0.65

Burton scored 3.07 goals more than the model expected of their chances; MK Dons scored 1.81 fewer. The last column is the same subtraction at the other end: how many goals a club conceded against the xG of the shots it faced.

One column we removed. The feed also carries a field called “goals prevented”, which looks like a goalkeeping measure. In all 12 matches of this round it is identical for both clubs (Wigan–MK Dons -2.65, Luton–Stockport County +0.43, Burton–AFC Wimbledon -3.16, and so on), so it cannot be a per-club number and we do not publish it rather than guess at what it means.

Scorers and assists

9 of the 41 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (4 matches) and from the live event feed otherwise, which records fewer of them — so this is a floor, not a count.

Player	Club	Goals	Assists
Jack Marriott	Reading	2	0
Jensen Weir	Wigan	2	0
Max Power	Wigan	1	1
Aaron Collins	MK Dons	1	0
Amani Richards	Barnsley	1	0
Benn Ward	Reading	1	0
Callum Marshall	Luton	1	0
Cameron McGeehan	Barnsley	1	0
George Earthy	Reading	1	0
Jacob Brown	Reading	1	0
Josh Bowler	Blackpool	1	0
Nahki Wells	Luton	1	0
Bradley Burrowes	Wigan	0	1
Dion Charles	Blackpool	0	1
Jamie Donley	Luton	0	1
Jeriel Dorsett	Reading	0	1
Kyreece Lisbie	Reading	0	1
Lewis Wing	Reading	0	1
Patrick Kelly	Barnsley	0	1
Randell Williams	Reading	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 5 matches whose player detail has arrived; 181 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
Max Power	Wigan	9.0	90	1	1	1	4	5/5	3	0	0
Jensen Weir	Wigan	8.6	90	2	0	3	1	0/3	0	0	0
Sam Nombe	MK Dons	8.2	64	0	0	2	1	4/5	1	0	0
Joe Whitworth	Wigan	8.2	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	3
Sulyman Krubally	Burton	8.2	90	0	1	0	1	17/22	5	0	0
Joel Pereira	Reading	8.2	90	0	0	0	0	3/3	0	0	5
Jack Marriott	Reading	8.2	68	2	0	2	0	4/12	0	0	0
George Earthy	Reading	8.2	68	1	0	1	0	2/5	2	0	0
Connor O'Riordan	Barnsley	8.0	90	0	0	0	1	4/11	1	2	0
Lewis Wing	Reading	7.9	90	0	1	0	4	4/6	3	0	0
Owen Dodgson	Mansfield	7.9	90	0	0	0	3	2/4	1	2	0
Daniel Barlaser	MK Dons	7.7	64	0	0	0	1	3/6	2	1	0
Callum Marshall	Luton	7.7	25	1	0	2	0	2/5	0	0	0
Jayden Stockley	AFC Wimbledon	7.7	90	1	0	4	1	13/20	0	0	0
George Evans	Burton	7.7	65	1	0	2	1	4/8	0	1	0
Josh Bowler	Blackpool	7.7	90	1	0	4	1	3/14	1	0	0
Cameron McGeehan	Barnsley	7.6	90	1	0	3	0	4/8	0	0	0
Amani Richards	Barnsley	7.6	45	1	0	2	0	3/7	0	0	0
Jeriel Dorsett	Reading	7.6	90	0	1	2	2	5/9	0	1	0
Josh Keeley	Luton	7.5	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	2
Joe Lewis	Burton	7.5	25	0	0	0	0	6/7	3	0	0
Charlie Webster	Burton	7.5	90	1	0	2	3	2/11	0	0	0
Josh Earl	Blackpool	7.5	90	0	0	0	1	5/9	0	1	0
Patrick Kelly	Barnsley	7.5	90	0	1	2	5	4/11	0	0	0
Benn Ward	Reading	7.5	90	1	0	3	0	4/7	1	2	0

Matchday 4 against the whole of 2025/26

One round is 12 matches and last season was 547. Every difference below is well inside what 12 matches can produce by chance; it is here as a record, not as a trend.

Measure	Matchday 4	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	3.42	2.63	+0.79
Goals in the first half, per match	0.00	1.15	-1.15
Shots per club	15.7	11.9	+3.8
Shots on target per club	4.8	3.9	+0.9
xG per club	1.81	1.48	+0.33
Corners per club	5.5	5.0	+0.5
Passes per club	402	373	+30
Fouls per club	10.5	11.4	-0.9
Yellow cards per club	1.60	1.87	-0.27
Saves per club	2.4	2.6	-0.2
Home wins (share)	0.67	0.46	+0.20
Draws (share)	0.08	0.25	-0.17

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 5 of 12 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 12, player-level detail for 5. Crowds and referees are as published for the 0 matches that carry them . Nothing on this page is a projection.

What is missing, stated plainly. the event feed is missing 41 of the 41 goals, so goal minutes, penalties and the scorer table are floors; 7 of the 12 matches (Wycombe–Sheffield Wed, Peterborough–Stevenage, Leicester–Plymouth, Huddersfield–Oxford Utd, Doncaster–Notts Co, Bromley–Leyton Orient, Bradford City–Cambridge Utd) have team figures but no player-level detail yet — the archive feed delivers those a day later, so player ratings below cover 5 matches, not 12; attendance is published for 0 of 12 matches, so there is no average to give; the 2025/26 xG baseline is measured on 299 of 547 matches.

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