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England League One 2025-2026 League Statistics & Trends

The 2025-2026 League One season is broken down here through first-half and second-half output, goal timing, comeback patterns, late-goal pressure and team-level split performance.

⚽ Avg goals
2.63
Per completed match
🔥 Top scoring team
Cardiff
90 goals
🛡️ Best defence
Lincoln
41 conceded
🤝 Most draws
Bolton
18 draws
🧤 Clean sheets
Lincoln
19 clean sheets
🏆 Longest winning streak
Lincoln
6 straight wins

Key Insights

A wider-angle read on how the League One season is unfolding through halves and match-state swings.

Half activity Second half trend

43.6% of all goals have arrived before the break and 56.4% after it, with an intensity ratio of 1.29.

Late-game pressure 44.4% of matches with a 75+ goal

Late goals are landing at 0.57 per match, with Bolton leading the league for 75+ minute scoring.

Match-state transitions 1/1

The most common HT/FT path has occurred 150 times, while 17.1% of valid half-time states still saw the trailing side recover points.

League Tables

Classic season leaders, half-time performance tables, and split-performance leaderboards built from the same League One fixture set.

Season Leaders

Attack, defence and consistency across the full season.

Half Performance Tables

Standings recalculated from the score at half-time and the scoreline of the second half only.

Split & Comeback Leaders

Fast starters, late-goal teams and the sides that recover or throw away match states.

First Half vs Second Half Strength

Per-team attack and defence splits for both halves, plus late-goal and comeback indicators.

Team 1H GF 1H GA 2H GF 2H GA 1H CS 2H CS 75+ GF Won back Dropped
Lincoln
 45 17 44 24 34 25 20 5 10
Cardiff
 34 22 56 28 30 27 20 9 3
Bradford
 23 27 35 24 26 24 12 9 2
Stockport County
 33 26 38 32 25 22 18 8 13
Bolton
 24 20 46 32 29 23 21 14 7
Stevenage
 21 18 28 28 31 25 8 4 4
Luton
 36 27 32 29 27 22 14 6 6
Plymouth
 34 31 41 32 22 24 14 5 5
Huddersfield
 29 27 45 37 26 21 19 8 14
Mansfield Town
 26 20 36 30 29 24 12 8 13
Wycombe
 29 30 40 28 26 26 21 3 14
Reading
 29 19 35 41 27 14 15 4 15
Blackpool
 24 25 30 40 28 20 14 5 11
Doncaster
 21 23 27 45 27 17 9 5 7
Barnsley
 33 32 35 41 21 16 12 9 12
Wigan
 22 29 27 29 26 23 10 5 8
Burton Albion
 21 24 28 35 27 22 7 4 12
Peterborough
 26 29 38 39 23 21 16 4 5
AFC Wimbledon
 22 26 29 47 26 15 9 7 7
Leyton Orient
 29 34 31 37 21 20 8 7 8
Exeter City
 17 33 35 28 21 28 12 5 8
Port Vale
 19 27 17 34 27 22 7 4 8
Rotherham
 19 32 22 39 23 22 8 8 17
Northampton
 17 35 23 39 18 20 6 6 8

League Charts

Interactive breakdowns of both classic season leaders and the new half-by-half, timing and comeback patterns.

Season Leader Charts

Classic visual reads on attack, defence, clean sheets and result balance.

Top Scoring Teams

Goals for among the leading attacks.

Best Defences

Lower is better for goals conceded.

Clean Sheet Leaders

Teams protecting their goal most often.

Result Distribution

Full-time outcomes across completed fixtures.

Half & Timing Charts

How the league behaves before the break, after the restart and in the closing stages.

1st Half vs 2nd Half Goals

Share of all goals by half.

Goal Timing Curve

Six timing buckets from opening 15 minutes to late-game action.

HT/FT Patterns

How first-half states translate into full-time outcomes.

Late Goal Scorers

Teams producing the most 75+ minute goals.

Late Goal Concessions

Teams most vulnerable in the closing stages.

League Stats

Core half-time metrics, premium match-state indicators and a full team comparison matrix for League One 2025-2026.

First Half Metrics

Foundation metrics for early-game behaviour.

Avg goals1.15
Over 0.5 goals70.1%
Over 1.5 goals30.7%
BTTS 1H17.4%
1H home win35.4%
1H draw40.5%
1H away win24.1%

Second Half Metrics

How often matches open up after the break.

Avg goals1.48
Over 0.5 goals80.8%
Over 1.5 goals43.7%
BTTS 2H24.3%
2H home win39.2%
2H draw31.8%
2H away win29.0%

Goal Timing Split

League-wide production split across the two halves.

Goals in 1H43.6%
Goals in 2H56.4%
Avg 1H goals1.15
Avg 2H goals1.48
More active halfSecond half
2H intensity1.29

Comeback Stats

Premium match-state transitions pulled from half-time versus full-time outcomes.

HT leader lost at FT5.3%
HT draw to winner27.0%
Trailing side took points17.1%
Top comeback teamBolton
Won back14
Most common HT/FT1/1

Late Goals

Closing-stage production and pressure indicators.

Matches with 75+ goal44.4%
Late goals per match0.57
Most late goals scoredBolton
Late goals scored21
Fast startersLincoln
Late scorersCardiff

Special Angles

Rare but highly useful patterns for half-based analysis.

BTTS both halves4.0%
0-0 HT to Over 2.5 FT14.5%
1H clean sheets620
2H clean sheets523
Most common HT/FT1/1
Matches sampled551

Team Stats Matrix

One matrix for full-season totals, half splits, late-goal behaviour and comeback efficiency.

Team Pts GF GA 1H Pts 2H Pts 1H GF 2H GF 1H GA 2H GA 75+ GF 75+ GA Won back Dropped
Lincoln
 103 89 41 100 79 45 44 17 24 20 11 5 10
Cardiff
 91 90 50 70 92 34 56 22 28 20 9 9 3
Bradford
 77 58 51 57 71 23 35 27 24 12 10 9 2
Stockport County
 77 71 58 65 69 33 38 26 32 18 13 8 13
Bolton
 75 70 52 60 73 24 46 20 32 21 10 14 7
Stevenage
 75 49 46 61 60 21 28 18 28 8 8 4 4
Luton
 74 68 56 66 62 36 32 27 29 14 13 6 6
Plymouth
 73 75 63 63 73 34 41 31 32 14 12 5 5
Huddersfield
 67 74 64 63 70 29 45 27 37 19 20 8 14
Mansfield Town
 65 62 50 65 63 26 36 20 30 12 9 8 13
Wycombe
 63 69 58 69 78 29 40 30 28 21 13 3 14
Reading
 63 64 60 66 55 29 35 19 41 15 13 4 15
Blackpool
 60 54 65 58 57 24 30 25 40 14 18 5 11
Doncaster
 60 50 69 52 49 21 27 23 45 9 14 5 7
Barnsley
 59 68 73 60 53 33 35 32 41 12 16 9 12
Wigan
 56 49 58 53 60 22 27 29 29 10 11 5 8
Burton Albion
 54 50 60 56 54 21 28 24 35 7 15 4 12
Peterborough
 53 64 68 52 62 26 38 29 39 16 9 4 5
AFC Wimbledon
 53 51 72 55 47 22 29 26 47 9 18 7 7
Leyton Orient
 52 59 71 55 54 29 31 34 37 8 15 7 8
Exeter City
 49 52 61 45 72 17 35 33 28 12 18 5 8
Port Vale
 42 36 61 52 38 19 17 27 34 7 10 4 8
Rotherham
 41 41 71 51 46 19 22 32 39 8 14 8 17
Northampton
 35 39 74 36 41 17 23 35 39 6 13 6 8

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