League Two 2026/27, matchday 2: every number from the 12 matches

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29 goals in 12 matches — 2.42 a game, against 2.55 across all 538 matches of 2025/26. 5 home wins, 4 draws, 3 away wins. Results, goals by minute, cards, shots, possession and player ratings — all of it on one page.

Results

Match	HT	Shots	On target	Home poss.
Bristol Rovers 5–3 Newport	1–1	26–8	9–3	64%
Salford 0–1 Chesterfield	0–1	10–14	3–3	64%
Walsall 0–0 Grimsby	0–0	16–13	2–1	52%
Exeter 2–0 Accrington	2–0	19–14	5–2	36%
Fleetwood 0–0 Gillingham	0–0	17–9	0–3	64%
Shrewsbury 1–3 Barnet	1–1	10–15	1–3	44%
Colchester 2–1 Oldham	0–1	17–6	5–2	65%
Crewe 1–0 Northampton	0–0	6–15	3–6	49%
Rochdale 1–2 Crawley	0–1	7–12	3–2	54%
Swindon 2–1 Cheltenham	1–0	5–14	3–6	42%
Port Vale 1–1 Tranmere	1–0	9–6	4–4	52%
Rotherham 1–1 York City	1–1	10–17	2–5	41%

The heaviest match was Bristol Rovers 5–3 Newport with 8 goals. 7 of 12 matches had both clubs scoring, 5 went over 2.5 goals, and 7 clubs failed to score. 13 goals came before half-time and 16 after it; 5 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 0 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute 2, the latest in minute 72. 1 of the 13 goals were penalties and 1 were own goals; the round produced 19 yellow cards and 1 red. The minute-by-minute feed carries 13 of the 29 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

Bristol Rovers 5–3 Newport 2026-08-22 11:30 UTC · half-time 1–1 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

Memorial Stadium

Goals

28' O. Jackson Newport
45+1' not named in the feed Bristol Rovers

Best rated

9.5 Fabrizio Cavegn Bristol Rovers · 2 goals, 6 shots, 7/19 duels
7.5 Bobby Kamwa Bristol Rovers · 1 goal, 3 shots, 3/9 duels
7.5 Cole Jarvis Newport · 1 goal, 1 shots

Bristol Rovers · Newport

26	Shots	8
9	On target	3
19	Shots in the box	6
8	Blocked	0
11	Corners	1
64%	Possession	36%
367	Passes	216
242	Passes completed	102
0	Saves	5
6	Fouls	8
3	Offsides	5
2	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Salford 0–1 Chesterfield 2026-08-22 11:30 UTC · half-time 0–1 · 4-4-2 v 4-2-3-1

Peninsula Stadium

Goals

2' Lee Bonis Chesterfield

Cards

🟨 44' Liam Mandeville Chesterfield
🟨 53' Jack Simpson Chesterfield

Best rated

7.9 Will Aimson Salford · 2 shots, 8/12 duels
7.9 Ryan Boot Chesterfield · 2 saves
7.5 Ryan Stirk Chesterfield · 1 shots, 4/5 duels

Salford · Chesterfield

10	Shots	14
3	On target	3
7	Shots in the box	8
4	Blocked	4
5	Corners	1
64%	Possession	36%
566	Passes	317
480	Passes completed	235
2	Saves	2
12	Fouls	17
2	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Walsall 0–0 Grimsby 2026-08-22 11:30 UTC · half-time 0–0 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-1-4-1

Bescot Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

7.7 Christy Pym Grimsby · 2 saves
7.6 Cameron McJannett Grimsby · 7/13 duels
7.6 Elicha Ahui Walsall · 7/10 duels

Walsall · Grimsby

16	Shots	13
2	On target	1
11	Shots in the box	7
5	Blocked	6
8	Corners	7
52%	Possession	48%
370	Passes	341
293	Passes completed	265
1	Saves	2
12	Fouls	15
1	Offsides	2
1	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Exeter 2–0 Accrington 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 2–0

St James Park

Goals

2' Jack Fitzwater Exeter assist Luca Woodhouse
13' Seamus Conneely (og) Exeter

Cards

🟨 45+1' Josh Woods Accrington

Best rated

8.9 Luca Woodhouse Exeter · 1 assist, 12/14 duels
8.0 Jack Fitzwater Exeter · 1 goal, 2 shots, 4/7 duels
7.5 Jake Doyle-Hayes Exeter · 7/8 duels

Exeter · Accrington

19	Shots	14
5	On target	2
15	Shots in the box	6
5	Blocked	8
9	Corners	1
36%	Possession	64%
232	Passes	421
125	Passes completed	301
2	Saves	4
13	Fouls	12
0	Offsides	4
3	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Fleetwood 0–0 Gillingham 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–0

Highbury Stadium

Goals

none

Cards

🟨 30' Rhys Bennett Fleetwood
🟨 41' Kadeem Harris Gillingham

Best rated

7.5 Harrison Neal Fleetwood · 5/11 duels
7.5 Logan Dobbs Gillingham · 8/13 duels
7.3 Omar Beckles Gillingham · 8/11 duels

Fleetwood · Gillingham

17	Shots	9
0	On target	3
8	Shots in the box	5
6	Blocked	2
10	Corners	2
64%	Possession	36%
419	Passes	251
324	Passes completed	154
3	Saves	0
13	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Shrewsbury 1–3 Barnet 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–1

The Croud Meadow

Goals

13' Jake Reeves Barnet
41' Josh Davison Shrewsbury

Best rated

8.2 Charlie Lakin Barnet · 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shots, 5/9 duels
7.7 Jake Reeves Barnet · 1 goal, 1 shots, 2/5 duels
7.7 Josh Davison Shrewsbury · 1 goal, 1 shots, 8/18 duels

Shrewsbury · Barnet

10	Shots	15
1	On target	3
7	Shots in the box	7
4	Blocked	9
7	Corners	9
44%	Possession	56%
250	Passes	331
145	Passes completed	221
14	Fouls	14
3	Offsides	0
1	Yellow cards	0

source: full match archive

Colchester 2–1 Oldham 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–1

Goals

20' Keenan Appiah-Forson Oldham assist Jamie Robson

Cards

🟨 28' Ellis Iandolo Colchester
🟨 30' Calum Kavanagh Oldham
🟨 36' Kane Vincent-Young Colchester
🟥 45+2' Gus Scott-Morriss Oldham

Best rated

8.7 Mathew Hudson Oldham · 4 saves, 3/3 duels
8.0 Oscar Thorn Colchester · 1 assist, 2 shots, 7/15 duels
7.6 Jack Tucker Colchester · 1 shots, 7/12 duels

Colchester · Oldham

17	Shots	6
5	On target	2
12	Shots in the box	4
4	Blocked	3
8	Corners	2
65%	Possession	35%
490	Passes	277
389	Passes completed	171
1	Saves	4
14	Fouls	17
4	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	1

source: full match archive

Crewe 1–0 Northampton 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–0

Alexandra Stadium

Goals

none

Cards

🟨 37' Josh March Crewe

Best rated

7.9 Tom Booth Crewe · 6 saves
7.3 Josh March Crewe · 1 goal, 1 shots, 4/14 duels
7.3 Matúš Holíček Crewe · 10/16 duels

Crewe · Northampton

6	Shots	15
3	On target	6
3	Shots in the box	11
1	Blocked	2
7	Corners	6
49%	Possession	51%
444	Passes	455
352	Passes completed	376
6	Saves	2
14	Fouls	12
1	Offsides	0
1	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Rochdale 1–2 Crawley 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–1

Spotland Stadium

Goals

8' Pemi Aderoju Crawley

Cards

🟨 13' Priestley Farquharson Crawley
🟨 28' Daniel Moss Rochdale
🟨 34' Kaiden Wilson Rochdale
🟨 45+1' Sam Sherring Rochdale
🟨 45+2' C. Kazim-Richards Crawley

Best rated

8.2 Pemi Aderoju Crawley · 1 goal, 1 shots, 5/9 duels
7.7 Ethan Ebanks-Landell Rochdale · 1 goal, 1 shots, 1/2 duels
7.0 Ryan East Rochdale · 1 assist, 2/3 duels

Rochdale · Crawley

7	Shots	12
3	On target	2
7	Shots in the box	8
2	Blocked	5
5	Corners	3
54%	Possession	46%
389	Passes	338
330	Passes completed	266
0	Saves	2
12	Fouls	14
4	Offsides	0
4	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Swindon 2–1 Cheltenham 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–0

County Ground

Goals

none

Best rated

8.0 Ollie Clarke Swindon · 1 goal, 1 shots, 7/10 duels
8.0 Billy Kirkman Swindon · 19/27 duels
7.9 Stephan Negru Swindon · 1 assist, 5/7 duels

Swindon · Cheltenham

5	Shots	14
3	On target	6
2	Shots in the box	9
1	Blocked	4
2	Corners	5
42%	Possession	58%
342	Passes	464
232	Passes completed	347
5	Saves	1
7	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Port Vale 1–1 Tranmere 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–0

Vale Park

Goals

18' George Byers (pen) Port Vale
72' Tom Ince Tranmere

Cards

🟨 5' Kyle Dempsey Port Vale
🟨 68' Nathan James Smith Tranmere
🟨 79' Joe Ironside Tranmere
🟨 86' Ben Garrity Port Vale
🟨 90+10' Sam Finley Tranmere

Best rated

7.5 Tom Ince Tranmere · 1 goal, 2 shots, 2/5 duels
7.3 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel Port Vale · 10/13 duels
7.2 Will Vaulks Tranmere · 1 shots, 4/8 duels

Port Vale · Tranmere

9	Shots	6
4	On target	4
8	Shots in the box	4
1	Blocked	1
4	Corners	3
52%	Possession	48%
333	Passes	317
232	Passes completed	201
3	Saves	3
19	Fouls	17
0	Offsides	5
2	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Rotherham 1–1 York City 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–1

Aesseal New York Stadium

Goals

20' Ewan Otoo Rotherham assist Kian Spence
40' Alex Newby York City assist Harry Boyes

Best rated

8.7 Ewan Otoo Rotherham · 1 goal, 2 shots, 3/5 duels
8.2 Alex Newby York City · 1 goal, 4 shots, 5/9 duels
7.7 Ted Cann Rotherham · 2 saves, 1/1 duels

Rotherham · York City

10	Shots	17
2	On target	5
7	Shots in the box	10
4	Blocked	5
5	Corners	9
41%	Possession	59%
318	Passes	467
218	Passes completed	366
2	Saves	1
11	Fouls	5
0	Offsides	3
2	Yellow cards	0

source: full match archive

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
Bristol Rovers	H	Newport	5–3	26	9	19	11	64%	367	0	6	2
Barnet	A	Shrewsbury	3–1	15	3	7	9	56%	331	—	14	0
Exeter	H	Accrington	2–0	19	5	15	9	36%	232	2	13	3
Colchester	H	Oldham	2–1	17	5	12	8	65%	490	1	14	2
Crawley	A	Rochdale	2–1	12	2	8	3	46%	338	2	14	4
Swindon	H	Cheltenham	2–1	5	3	2	2	42%	342	5	7	1
Chesterfield	A	Salford	1–0	14	3	8	1	36%	317	2	17	3
Crewe	H	Northampton	1–0	6	3	3	7	49%	444	6	14	1
Port Vale	H	Tranmere	1–1	9	4	8	4	52%	333	3	19	2
Rotherham	H	York City	1–1	10	2	7	5	41%	318	2	11	2
Tranmere	A	Port Vale	1–1	6	4	4	3	48%	317	3	17	3
York City	A	Rotherham	1–1	17	5	10	9	59%	467	1	5	0
Fleetwood	H	Gillingham	0–0	17	0	8	10	64%	419	3	13	1
Gillingham	A	Fleetwood	0–0	9	3	5	2	36%	251	0	15	2
Grimsby	A	Walsall	0–0	13	1	7	7	48%	341	2	15	1
Walsall	H	Grimsby	0–0	16	2	11	8	52%	370	1	12	1
Cheltenham	A	Swindon	1–2	14	6	9	5	58%	464	1	12	1
Oldham	A	Colchester	1–2	6	2	4	2	35%	277	4	17	5
Rochdale	H	Crawley	1–2	7	3	7	5	54%	389	0	12	4
Northampton	A	Crewe	0–1	15	6	11	6	51%	455	2	12	1
Salford	H	Chesterfield	0–1	10	3	7	5	64%	566	2	12	2
Newport	A	Bristol Rovers	3–5	8	3	6	1	36%	216	5	8	1
Shrewsbury	H	Barnet	1–3	10	1	7	7	44%	250	—	14	1
Accrington	A	Exeter	0–2	14	2	6	1	64%	421	4	12	2

Colchester had the most of the ball (65 per cent); Bristol Rovers took the most shots (26).

Scorers and assists

10 of the 29 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (9 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
Charlie Lakin	Barnet	1	1
Aaron Drinan	Swindon	1	0
Alex Newby	York City	1	0
Ethan Ebanks-Landell	Rochdale	1	0
Ewan Otoo	Rotherham	1	0
George Byers	Port Vale	1	0
Jack Fitzwater	Exeter	1	0
Jake Reeves	Barnet	1	0
Josh Davison	Shrewsbury	1	0
Josh March	Crewe	1	0
Keenan Appiah-Forson	Oldham	1	0
Lee Bonis	Chesterfield	1	0
Louie Watson	Crawley	1	0
O. Jackson	Newport	1	0
Ollie Clarke	Swindon	1	0
Pemi Aderoju	Crawley	1	0
Ryan Broom	Cheltenham	1	0
Tom Ince	Tranmere	1	0
Tom Knowles	Barnet	1	0
Anthony Munda	Swindon	0	1
Harry Boyes	York City	0	1
Jamie Robson	Oldham	0	1
Kabongo Tshimanga	Barnet	0	1
Kian Spence	Rotherham	0	1
Luca Woodhouse	Exeter	0	1
Pierce Sweeney	Cheltenham	0	1
Ryan East	Rochdale	0	1
Stephan Negru	Swindon	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 12 matches whose player detail has arrived; 431 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
Fabrizio Cavegn	Bristol Rovers	9.5	90	2	0	6	0	7/19	1	0	0
Luca Woodhouse	Exeter	8.9	90	0	1	0	2	12/14	2	0	0
Mathew Hudson	Oldham	8.7	90	0	0	0	0	3/3	0	0	4
Ewan Otoo	Rotherham	8.7	90	1	0	2	2	3/5	2	0	0
Charlie Lakin	Barnet	8.2	90	1	1	1	4	5/9	1	0	0
Pemi Aderoju	Crawley	8.2	89	1	0	1	1	5/9	0	0	0
Alex Newby	York City	8.2	90	1	0	4	0	5/9	1	0	0
Jack Fitzwater	Exeter	8.0	90	1	0	2	0	4/7	1	0	0
Oscar Thorn	Colchester	8.0	90	0	1	2	4	7/15	3	3	0
Ollie Clarke	Swindon	8.0	61	1	0	1	0	7/10	2	0	0
Billy Kirkman	Swindon	8.0	90	0	0	0	1	19/27	12	6	0
Will Aimson	Salford	7.9	90	0	0	2	0	8/12	2	0	0
Ryan Boot	Chesterfield	7.9	90	0	0	0	1	0/0	0	0	2
Tom Booth	Crewe	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	6
Stephan Negru	Swindon	7.9	90	0	1	0	1	5/7	1	1	0
Christy Pym	Grimsby	7.7	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	2
Jake Reeves	Barnet	7.7	61	1	0	1	0	2/5	0	0	0
Josh Davison	Shrewsbury	7.7	90	1	0	1	0	8/18	1	0	0
Ethan Ebanks-Landell	Rochdale	7.7	90	1	0	1	0	1/2	1	1	0
Ted Cann	Rotherham	7.7	90	0	0	0	0	1/1	0	0	2
Cameron McJannett	Grimsby	7.6	90	0	0	0	0	7/13	0	1	0
Elicha Ahui	Walsall	7.6	80	0	0	0	0	7/10	2	0	0
Tom Knowles	Barnet	7.6	29	1	0	1	0	3/4	1	0	0
Jack Tucker	Colchester	7.6	90	0	0	1	1	7/12	0	3	0
Bobby Kamwa	Bristol Rovers	7.5	79	1	0	3	1	3/9	0	0	0

Matchday 2 against the whole of 2025/26

One round is 12 matches and last season was 538. 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 2	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	2.42	2.55	-0.13
Goals in the first half, per match	1.08	1.12	-0.04
Shots per club	12.3	12.0	+0.3
Shots on target per club	3.3	3.9	-0.6
Corners per club	5.4	4.9	+0.5
Passes per club	363	347	+16
Fouls per club	12.7	11.6	+1.1
Yellow cards per club	1.88	1.92	-0.04
Saves per club	2.3	2.6	-0.3
Home wins (share)	0.42	0.42	-0.01
Draws (share)	0.33	0.24	+0.09

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 12 of 12 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 12, player-level detail for 12. 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 16 of the 29 goals, so goal minutes, penalties and the scorer table are floors; there is no xG for this division either, so nothing here is a chance-quality judgement; goals are goals; attendance is published for 0 of 12 matches, so there is no average to give.

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