Ten League Two matches were completed across the weekend — and several produced numbers every bit as interesting as the final scores.
Chesterfield dominated almost every conventional attacking measure and still left Cheltenham empty-handed. Bristol Rovers extended a remarkable home run, while Crewe found yet another way to remain unbeaten without actually winning.
And if that wasn’t enough, one goal arrived after just 21 seconds and another match changed twice during stoppage time.
01 · HOW?
Chesterfield had almost everything. Except the points.
Cheltenham beat Chesterfield 2–1 despite the visitors producing a remarkable set of attacking numbers.
Chesterfield had 27 shots, put 12 on target, enjoyed 66.7% possession and won 11 corners. Cheltenham still walked away with the numbers that mattered most: two goals and three points.
02 · SHARE THE SUCCESS
Home really is home for Bristol Rovers.
A 1–0 victory over Exeter extended Bristol Rovers’ extraordinary run at the Memorial Stadium.
Fabrizio Cavegn scored the winner as Rovers recorded an 11th consecutive home league victory — a new club EFL record.
Bristol Rovers keep winning at home. Crewe, meanwhile, have found a rather different way of refusing to lose.
03 · STILL UNBEATEN…
Crewe still haven’t lost. There’s just one catch.
A 1–1 draw at Rotherham kept Crewe’s unbeaten League Two start intact.
Eight matches into the campaign, their record stood at two wins, six draws and no defeats.
Crewe also failed to register a shot on target at Rotherham.
So yes, the unbeaten record remains. But the sequence now contains six consecutive draws.
Crewe took the full 90 minutes to add another draw to the collection. At Swindon, Accrington needed barely any time at all to make their mark.
04 · BLINK AND YOU MISSED IT
00:21
JOSH WOODS. GOAL.
Accrington Stanley were ahead at Swindon after only 21 seconds through Josh Woods.
Joseph Hungbo equalised later in the first half and the match finished 1–1.
05 · DON’T LEAVE EARLY
Five minutes of stoppage-time chaos.
Shrewsbury and Colchester entered added time level at 1–1.
What followed was the sort of finish that punishes anyone trying to beat the traffic.
Isaac Fletcher put Shrewsbury ahead in the 92nd minute and appeared to have won it.
Three minutes later, Moses Sesay struck for Colchester to rescue a 2–2 draw.
The weekend wasn’t only about strange scorelines and late drama. At Fleetwood, one goal also carried a little piece of EFL history.
06 · THE RECORD
53 — a new benchmark for Aden Flint.
Flint found the net as Rochdale won 2–1 at Fleetwood.
It was his 53rd EFL goal since the 2004/05 rebrand, excluding play-offs, taking him beyond Peter Clarke for the most by a defender across that period.
MAKE YOUR CALL
Which one are you sending to the group chat?
Pick the number that caught you most by surprise.
😳 Chesterfield — 27 shots and lost 2–1
👏 Bristol Rovers — 11 straight home wins
😂 Crewe — unbeaten after six straight draws
Accrington — Josh Woods scores after 21 seconds
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