League Two 2026/27, matchday 3: every number from the 12 matches

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44 goals in 12 matches — 3.67 a game, against 2.55 across all 538 matches of 2025/26. 4 home wins, 5 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.
Barnet 2–2 Cheltenham	1–0	14–9	3–5	57%
Rotherham 2–1 Chesterfield	1–0	13–7	4–2	32%
Port Vale 2–3 Crewe	0–0	—–—	—–—	—
York City 2–1 Exeter	1–0	9–7	6–2	68%
Walsall 3–2 Accrington	2–1	15–21	5–6	62%
Shrewsbury 2–2 Salford	1–0	11–15	4–5	41%
Oldham 3–0 Swindon	1–0	26–3	9–1	45%
Newport 2–2 Tranmere	1–0	11–15	4–5	41%
Grimsby 2–2 Fleetwood	1–1	15–11	5–4	58%
Gillingham 1–1 Northampton	1–1	10–5	2–1	54%
Crawley 0–2 Bristol Rovers	0–2	8–27	1–5	60%
Colchester 2–3 Rochdale	0–0	—–—	—–—	—

The heaviest match was Port Vale 2–3 Crewe with 5 goals. 10 of 12 matches had both clubs scoring, 10 went over 2.5 goals, and 2 clubs failed to score. 15 goals came before half-time and 29 after it; 4 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 0 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute 8, the latest in minute 64. 0 of the 9 goals were penalties and 0 were own goals; the round produced 12 yellow cards and 0 red. The minute-by-minute feed carries 9 of the 44 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

Barnet 2–2 Cheltenham 2026-08-29 11:30 UTC · half-time 1–0 · 3-4-2-1 v 4-1-4-1

The Hive Stadium

Goals

11' Charlie Lakin Barnet assist Kabongo Tshimanga
60' Ryan Broom Cheltenham
64' Charlie McCann Cheltenham assist Jake Evans

Cards

🟨 13' Jonathan Tomkinson Cheltenham
🟨 38' Shaun McWilliams Cheltenham
🟨 53' Matthew Cox Barnet

Best rated

7.9 Jake Reeves Barnet · 1 shots, 3/3 duels
7.7 Daniele Collinge Barnet · 1 shots, 9/10 duels
7.7 Oisin Gallagher Barnet · 2 shots, 13/17 duels

Barnet · Cheltenham

14	Shots	9
3	On target	5
11	Shots in the box	5
2	Blocked	2
11	Corners	4
57%	Possession	43%
392	Passes	316
260	Passes completed	191
3	Saves	0
7	Fouls	19
0	Offsides	3
1	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Rotherham 2–1 Chesterfield 2026-08-29 12:00 UTC · half-time 1–0 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

Aesseal New York Stadium

Goals

12' Fabio Tavares Rotherham assist Ewan Otoo

Cards

🟨 17' Brandon Cover Rotherham
🟨 18' Lee Bonis Chesterfield
🟨 43' Jili Buyabu Rotherham

Best rated

7.7 Paul Mullin Rotherham · 1 goal, 2 shots, 3/10 duels
7.7 Fabio Tavares Rotherham · 1 goal, 5 shots, 2/6 duels
7.2 Ryan Boot Chesterfield · 2 saves

Rotherham · Chesterfield

13	Shots	7
4	On target	2
7	Shots in the box	4
4	Blocked	2
2	Corners	0
32%	Possession	68%
296	Passes	640
180	Passes completed	508
1	Saves	2
14	Fouls	11
1	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Port Vale 2–3 Crewe 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–0 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

Goals

none

Port Vale · Crewe

no match statistics

source: events only

York City 2–1 Exeter 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–0

York Community Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

8.7 Joe Grey York City · 1 shots, 7/10 duels
8.0 Jack Fitzwater Exeter · 1 goal, 1 shots, 9/11 duels
7.9 Alex Newby York City · 1 goal, 3 shots, 2/8 duels

York City · Exeter

9	Shots	7
6	On target	2
7	Shots in the box	6
2	Blocked	3
7	Corners	5
68%	Possession	32%
638	Passes	292
554	Passes completed	233
1	Saves	4
12	Fouls	10
1	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Walsall 3–2 Accrington 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 2–1

Bescot Stadium

Goals

8' Reece Smith Walsall
12' Josh Woods Accrington
45+6' Harrison Burke Walsall assist Mason Hancock
53' Aaron Pressley Walsall assist Reece Smith
57' Stefan Mols Accrington assist Tyler Walton

Cards

🟨 49' Sven Sprangler Walsall
🟨 60' Liam Coyle Accrington
🟨 75' Tyler Walton Accrington
🟨 75' Isaac Moore Walsall
🟨 79' Declan Skura Walsall
🟨 90+1' Elicha Ahui Walsall

Best rated

8.2 Reece Smith Walsall · 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, 5/7 duels
8.2 Harrison Burke Walsall · 1 goal, 1 shots, 7/11 duels
8.2 Mason Hancock Walsall · 1 assist, 2 shots, 9/12 duels

Walsall · Accrington

15	Shots	21
5	On target	6
12	Shots in the box	9
4	Blocked	5
4	Corners	4
62%	Possession	38%
485	Passes	282
360	Passes completed	174
3	Saves	2
8	Fouls	19
0	Offsides	1
4	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Shrewsbury 2–2 Salford 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–0

Rodney Parade

Goals

none

Best rated

9.2 William Boyle Salford · 1 goal, 1 shots, 10/13 duels
7.7 Thomas Sang Salford · 4/5 duels
7.6 Shaquille Gwengwe Salford · 2 goals, 2 shots, 2/16 duels

Shrewsbury · Salford

11	Shots	15
4	On target	5
7	Shots in the box	9
3	Blocked	4
4	Corners	6
41%	Possession	59%
228	Passes	343
116	Passes completed	223
2	Saves	2
14	Fouls	11
2	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Oldham 3–0 Swindon 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–0

Boundary Park

Goals

none

Best rated

8.5 Mike Fondop Oldham · 1 goal, 2 shots, 2/3 duels
8.3 Ollie Norburn Oldham · 4/7 duels
8.2 Connor Ripley Swindon · 6 saves

Oldham · Swindon

26	Shots	3
9	On target	1
19	Shots in the box	2
8	Blocked	2
14	Corners	4
45%	Possession	55%
285	Passes	373
208	Passes completed	285
1	Saves	6
6	Fouls	12
6	Offsides	2
0	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Newport 2–2 Tranmere 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–0

Rodney Parade

Goals

none

Best rated

9.2 William Boyle Newport · 1 goal, 1 shots, 10/13 duels
7.7 Thomas Sang Newport · 4/5 duels
7.6 Shaquille Gwengwe Newport · 2 goals, 2 shots, 2/16 duels

Newport · Tranmere

11	Shots	15
4	On target	5
7	Shots in the box	9
3	Blocked	4
4	Corners	6
41%	Possession	59%
228	Passes	343
116	Passes completed	223
2	Saves	2
14	Fouls	11
2	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Grimsby 2–2 Fleetwood 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–1

Blundell Park

Goals

none

Best rated

7.9 Andy Cook Grimsby · 1 goal, 4 shots, 6/8 duels
7.6 Finley Potter Fleetwood · 1 goal, 1 shots, 8/15 duels
7.3 Ched Evans Fleetwood · 1 assist, 3 shots, 6/9 duels

Grimsby · Fleetwood

15	Shots	11
5	On target	4
11	Shots in the box	6
6	Blocked	3
7	Corners	5
58%	Possession	42%
385	Passes	285
283	Passes completed	190
2	Saves	3
15	Fouls	11
4	Offsides	3
2	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Gillingham 1–1 Northampton 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–1

Priestfield Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

8.0 James Brophy Gillingham · 2 shots, 9/12 duels
7.6 Conor McManus Gillingham · 1 goal, 1 shots, 5/6 duels
7.2 Nick Freeman Gillingham · 1 assist, 3/4 duels

Gillingham · Northampton

10	Shots	5
2	On target	1
6	Shots in the box	4
3	Blocked	1
4	Corners	3
54%	Possession	46%
380	Passes	314
262	Passes completed	225
0	Saves	2
10	Fouls	16
3	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Crawley 0–2 Bristol Rovers 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–2

The Broadfield Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

8.2 Tom James Bristol Rovers · 1 goal, 1 shots, 2/4 duels
8.0 Kofi Balmer Bristol Rovers · 1 assist, 4/5 duels
7.6 Richard Smallwood Bristol Rovers · 9/13 duels

Crawley · Bristol Rovers

8	Shots	27
1	On target	5
4	Shots in the box	18
2	Blocked	13
2	Corners	4
60%	Possession	40%
419	Passes	266
322	Passes completed	169
3	Saves	0
6	Fouls	16
2	Offsides	5
3	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Colchester 2–3 Rochdale 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–0 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

Goals

none

Colchester · Rochdale

no match statistics

source: events only

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
Oldham	H	Swindon	3–0	26	9	19	14	45%	285	1	6	0
Bristol Rovers	A	Crawley	2–0	27	5	18	4	40%	266	0	16	4
Crewe	A	Port Vale	3–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Rochdale	A	Colchester	3–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Walsall	H	Accrington	3–2	15	5	12	4	62%	485	3	8	4
Rotherham	H	Chesterfield	2–1	13	4	7	2	32%	296	1	14	2
York City	H	Exeter	2–1	9	6	7	7	68%	638	1	12	2
Barnet	H	Cheltenham	2–2	14	3	11	11	57%	392	3	7	1
Cheltenham	A	Barnet	2–2	9	5	5	4	43%	316	0	19	3
Fleetwood	A	Grimsby	2–2	11	4	6	5	42%	285	3	11	4
Grimsby	H	Fleetwood	2–2	15	5	11	7	58%	385	2	15	2
Newport	H	Tranmere	2–2	11	4	7	4	41%	228	2	14	2
Salford	A	Shrewsbury	2–2	15	5	9	6	59%	343	2	11	2
Shrewsbury	H	Salford	2–2	11	4	7	4	41%	228	2	14	2
Tranmere	A	Newport	2–2	15	5	9	6	59%	343	2	11	2
Gillingham	H	Northampton	1–1	10	2	6	4	54%	380	0	10	2
Northampton	A	Gillingham	1–1	5	1	4	3	46%	314	2	16	4
Accrington	A	Walsall	2–3	21	6	9	4	38%	282	2	19	3
Colchester	H	Rochdale	2–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Port Vale	H	Crewe	2–3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Chesterfield	A	Rotherham	1–2	7	2	4	0	68%	640	2	11	1
Exeter	A	York City	1–2	7	2	6	5	32%	292	4	10	3
Crawley	H	Bristol Rovers	0–2	8	1	4	2	60%	419	3	6	3
Swindon	A	Oldham	0–3	3	1	2	4	55%	373	6	12	3

Chesterfield had the most of the ball (68 per cent) at Rotherham; Bristol Rovers took the most shots (27).

Scorers and assists

17 of the 44 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (8 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
Calum Kavanagh	Oldham	1	2
Kabongo Tshimanga	Barnet	1	1
Reece Smith	Walsall	1	1
Aaron Pressley	Walsall	1	0
Alex Newby	York City	1	0
Andy Cook	Grimsby	1	0
Bobby Kamwa	Bristol Rovers	1	0
Charlie Lakin	Barnet	1	0
Charlie McCann	Cheltenham	1	0
Cian Doyle	Grimsby	1	0
Conor McManus	Gillingham	1	0
Elliott Nevitt	Oldham	1	0
Fabio Tavares	Rotherham	1	0
Finley Potter	Fleetwood	1	0
Harrison Burke	Walsall	1	0
Jack Fitzwater	Exeter	1	0
Josh Woods	Accrington	1	0
Jovan Malcolm	York City	1	0
Liam Mandeville	Chesterfield	1	0
Logan Briggs	Northampton	1	0
Mike Fondop	Oldham	1	0
Paul Mullin	Rotherham	1	0
Ryan Broom	Cheltenham	1	0
Stefan Mols	Accrington	1	0
Tom James	Bristol Rovers	1	0
Will Davies	Fleetwood	1	0
Harry Boyes	York City	0	2
Andrew Oluwabori	Exeter	0	1
Ched Evans	Fleetwood	0	1
Ewan Otoo	Rotherham	0	1
Géza Dávid Turi	Grimsby	0	1
Jake Evans	Cheltenham	0	1
Kieran Green	Grimsby	0	1
Kofi Balmer	Bristol Rovers	0	1
Mason Hancock	Walsall	0	1
Nick Freeman	Gillingham	0	1
Ronan Coughlan	Fleetwood	0	1
Tyler Walton	Accrington	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 10 matches whose player detail has arrived; 431 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
William Boyle	Salford	9.2	90	1	0	1	0	10/13	2	0	0
William Boyle	Newport	9.2	90	1	0	1	0	10/13	2	0	0
Joe Grey	York City	8.7	94	0	0	1	2	7/10	1	0	0
Mike Fondop	Oldham	8.5	22	1	0	2	1	2/3	0	0	0
Ollie Norburn	Oldham	8.3	90	0	0	0	4	4/7	0	2	0
Reece Smith	Walsall	8.2	86	1	1	3	5	5/7	1	0	0
Harrison Burke	Walsall	8.2	90	1	0	1	0	7/11	0	0	0
Mason Hancock	Walsall	8.2	90	0	1	2	3	9/12	1	0	0
Connor Ripley	Swindon	8.2	90	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	0	6
Tom James	Bristol Rovers	8.2	90	1	0	1	2	2/4	1	1	0
Jack Fitzwater	Exeter	8.0	94	1	0	1	0	9/11	1	1	0
Favour Fawunmi	Oldham	8.0	68	0	0	3	5	6/10	0	0	0
James Brophy	Gillingham	8.0	89	0	0	2	1	9/12	3	2	0
Kofi Balmer	Bristol Rovers	8.0	90	0	1	0	4	4/5	2	0	0
Jake Reeves	Barnet	7.9	75	0	0	1	2	3/3	0	0	0
Alex Newby	York City	7.9	91	1	0	3	0	2/8	0	0	0
Jack Bycroft	Exeter	7.9	94	0	0	0	0	1/1	0	0	4
Calum Kavanagh	Oldham	7.9	90	1	2	4	3	4/10	1	1	0
Andy Cook	Grimsby	7.9	90	1	0	4	1	6/8	0	0	0
Daniele Collinge	Barnet	7.7	90	0	0	1	1	9/10	3	1	0
Oisin Gallagher	Barnet	7.7	90	0	0	2	0	13/17	3	0	0
Paul Mullin	Rotherham	7.7	26	1	0	2	1	3/10	0	1	0
Fabio Tavares	Rotherham	7.7	81	1	0	5	0	2/6	0	0	0
Thomas Sang	Salford	7.7	90	0	0	0	2	4/5	1	3	0
Jamie Robson	Oldham	7.7	90	0	0	1	1	6/9	2	2	0

Matchday 3 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 3	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	3.67	2.55	+1.12
Goals in the first half, per match	1.25	1.12	+0.13
Shots per club	12.6	12.0	+0.6
Shots on target per club	4.0	3.9	+0.0
Corners per club	5.0	4.9	+0.1
Passes per club	360	347	+12
Fouls per club	12.1	11.6	+0.5
Yellow cards per club	2.45	1.92	+0.53
Saves per club	2.0	2.6	-0.5
Home wins (share)	0.33	0.42	-0.09
Draws (share)	0.42	0.24	+0.17

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 10 of 12 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 12, player-level detail for 10. 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 35 of the 44 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; 2 of the 12 matches (Port Vale–Crewe, Colchester–Rochdale) have team figures but no player-level detail yet — the archive feed delivers those a day later, so player ratings below cover 10 matches, not 12; attendance is published for 0 of 12 matches, so there is no average to give.

The rest of the season on the same data: all 24 clubs, their matches and their players · the free season packs.

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