League One in Numbers

League One in Numbers returns with all 12 matches from 20–21 October 2026. Oxford United recorded the most shots, Leicester put more attempts on target than anyone else, and Leyton Orient ended the round with a defeat despite sitting near the top of both lists.

The contrasts run beyond the busiest attacks. Blackpool beat MK Dons with fewer attempts, Mansfield won 3–0 after matching Wimbledon’s shot count, and Stockport paired another victory with the strongest five-game points return in the division.

Compare every club below across shots, attempts on target, possession, shot accuracy and expected goals, then check the complete results and last-five form table. Each match-stat ranking covers one completed league game per club. This edition uses data retrieved on 22 October 2026; the results cover 20–21 October.

24 shots: Oxford lead, but Orient leave empty-handed

Oxford’s 24 attempts brought a 2–1 home win over Wigan. Seven were on target, while Wigan registered seven attempts in total and put one on target. The result leaves Oxford eighth on 18 points in the saved post-match table, with three wins and two draws from their last five league fixtures.

Luton and Leyton Orient were next with 23 shots each, but their evenings ended differently. Luton beat Barnsley 2–1; Orient lost 1–0 at Reading. Stockport and Notts County both won 2–0 after recording 19 attempts. At the other end of the ranking, Doncaster managed four in their home defeat by Stockport. A high shot count describes activity; it does not, by itself, tell us how good the chances were.

#	Club	Shots
1	Oxford United	24
2	Leyton Orient	23
2	Luton	23

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#	Club	Shots
4	Notts County	19
4	Stockport County	19
6	Bradford	18
7	Stevenage	17
8	Huddersfield	16
8	Leicester	16
10	Barnsley	15
10	Burton Albion	15
12	Milton Keynes Dons	14
12	Peterborough	14
12	Plymouth	14
15	AFC Wimbledon	13
15	Mansfield Town	13
17	Cambridge United	12
18	Blackpool	9
18	Reading	9
18	Wycombe	9
21	Bromley	8
22	Wigan	7
23	Sheffield Wednesday	6
24	Doncaster	4

Nine on target: Leicester turn their chances into a big win

Leicester’s nine attempts on target were the highest return of the round, and they scored four without reply at Bromley. Leyton Orient followed with eight on target at Reading but no goal. Oxford and Stevenage each registered seven, with Stevenage beating Plymouth 3–0.

Sheffield Wednesday finished without an attempt on target in their 2–0 defeat at Notts County. Plymouth, Wigan and Doncaster each recorded one. Those figures make useful companions to the scores, but they cannot establish who deserved to win or how difficult each goalkeeper’s work was. For Cambridge, six attempts on target produced two goals in the 2–2 draw with Wycombe; Wycombe scored twice from their two on-target attempts.

#	Club	On target
1	Leicester	9
2	Leyton Orient	8
3	Oxford United	7

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#	Club	On target
3	Stevenage	7
5	Cambridge United	6
5	Huddersfield	6
5	Luton	6
5	Mansfield Town	6
5	Stockport County	6
10	Blackpool	5
11	Barnsley	4
11	Bromley	4
11	Notts County	4
11	Peterborough	4
15	Bradford	3
15	Burton Albion	3
15	Milton Keynes Dons	3
18	AFC Wimbledon	2
18	Reading	2
18	Wycombe	2
21	Doncaster	1
21	Plymouth	1
21	Wigan	1
24	Sheffield Wednesday	0

75% possession: Leicester’s biggest share of the ball

Leicester had 75% possession in their 4–0 away win. Stockport were next on 67% at Doncaster, followed by Oxford on 62% against Wigan. All three combined a higher possession share with victory, although the figures alone do not explain the way those matches were played.

There were reminders elsewhere that possession and points are different measures. Peterborough had 56% of the ball at Huddersfield and lost 4–1. Orient’s 60% brought no points at Reading, while Blackpool beat MK Dons 2–0 with 48%. Mansfield won 3–0 at Wimbledon with 47%. The table lets supporters compare the recorded shares without turning them into claims about territory, control or chance quality.

#	Club	Possession
1	Leicester	75%
2	Stockport County	67%
3	Oxford United	62%

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#	Club	Possession
4	Leyton Orient	60%
5	Peterborough	56%
6	AFC Wimbledon	53%
6	Bradford	53%
8	Barnsley	52%
8	Cambridge United	52%
8	Milton Keynes Dons	52%
8	Notts County	52%
12	Plymouth	51%
13	Stevenage	49%
14	Blackpool	48%
14	Luton	48%
14	Sheffield Wednesday	48%
14	Wycombe	48%
18	Burton Albion	47%
18	Mansfield Town	47%
20	Huddersfield	44%
21	Reading	40%
22	Wigan	38%
23	Doncaster	33%
24	Bromley	25%

Shot accuracy: Leicester and Blackpool set the pace

Leicester put nine of their 16 attempts on target: 56.3% when rounded to one decimal place. Blackpool were close behind with five from nine, or 55.6%. Cambridge and Bromley both reached 50%, even though Cambridge drew 2–2 and Bromley lost 4–0.

This is shot accuracy, rather than scoring conversion. It measures the share of attempts that were on target, not the share that became goals. Mansfield and Wimbledon both took 13 shots, but Mansfield put six on target to Wimbledon’s two and won 3–0. Plymouth put one of 14 on target, while Wednesday’s six attempts produced none. The exact fractions determine the ordering; the displayed percentages are rounded.

#	Club	On-target share
1	Leicester	56.2%
2	Blackpool	55.6%
3	Bromley	50.0%

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#	Club	On-target share
3	Cambridge United	50.0%
5	Mansfield Town	46.2%
6	Stevenage	41.2%
7	Huddersfield	37.5%
8	Leyton Orient	34.8%
9	Stockport County	31.6%
10	Oxford United	29.2%
11	Peterborough	28.6%
12	Barnsley	26.7%
13	Luton	26.1%
14	Doncaster	25.0%
15	Reading	22.2%
15	Wycombe	22.2%
17	Milton Keynes Dons	21.4%
18	Notts County	21.1%
19	Burton Albion	20.0%
20	Bradford	16.7%
21	AFC Wimbledon	15.4%
22	Wigan	14.3%
23	Plymouth	7.1%
24	Sheffield Wednesday	0.0%

Expected goals: Stockport record the largest total

Stockport’s 3.38 expected goals was the highest total in the saved match data, alongside 0.22 for Doncaster. The score was 2–0 to Stockport. Orient recorded the second-largest xG total, 2.85, in their 1–0 defeat at Reading, whose figure was 1.49. Huddersfield followed with 2.59 in their 4–1 win over Peterborough.

Expected goals is a model-based assessment of recorded chances. It is useful alongside the score and shot totals, rather than as a replacement result. Notts County recorded 2.41 against Wednesday’s 0.30 in their 2–0 win. Blackpool’s 0.75 was below MK Dons’ 0.96 despite Blackpool winning 2–0. These are individual-match values from the same provider; they are not league points or a forecast.

#	Club	xG
1	Stockport County	3.38
2	Leyton Orient	2.85
3	Huddersfield	2.59

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#	Club	xG
4	Notts County	2.41
5	Leicester	2.35
6	Luton	2.32
7	Mansfield Town	1.99
7	Oxford United	1.99
9	Reading	1.49
10	Bradford	1.45
11	Burton Albion	1.38
12	Stevenage	1.32
13	Wycombe	1.28
14	Peterborough	1.18
15	Barnsley	1.07
16	Plymouth	0.97
17	Milton Keynes Dons	0.96
18	Cambridge United	0.82
19	Blackpool	0.75
20	Wigan	0.54
21	AFC Wimbledon	0.48
22	Sheffield Wednesday	0.30
23	Bromley	0.26
24	Doncaster	0.22

Last-five league form: Stockport out in front

Stockport lead the last-five points comparison with 13 from four wins and a draw. They scored seven and conceded one across that run. Oxford’s three wins and two draws earned 11 points. Huddersfield and Leicester both took ten, but each had a defeat alongside three wins and a draw.

Bradford, Mansfield and Cambridge were also unbeaten across their last five, each taking nine points from two wins and three draws. That is a different return from Stevenage’s nine points, earned through three wins and two defeats. At the bottom, Barnsley took one point from a draw and four losses; Wimbledon took two from two draws and three losses. This table ranks points from five games, with equal returns sharing a rank.

#	Club	Last five
1	Stockport County	13 pts W4 D1 L0 · 7–1
2	Oxford United	11 pts W3 D2 L0 · 9–4
3	Huddersfield	10 pts W3 D1 L1 · 12–6
3	Leicester	10 pts W3 D1 L1 · 12–8
5	Bradford	9 pts W2 D3 L0 · 4–1
5	Cambridge United	9 pts W2 D3 L0 · 7–5
5	Mansfield Town	9 pts W2 D3 L0 · 8–4
5	Stevenage	9 pts W3 D0 L2 · 6–4
9	Reading	8 pts W2 D2 L1 · 9–5
9	Wycombe	8 pts W2 D2 L1 · 8–8
11	Leyton Orient	7 pts W2 D1 L2 · 3–3
12	Doncaster	6 pts W2 D0 L3 · 4–5
12	Luton	6 pts W2 D0 L3 · 8–7
12	Plymouth	6 pts W2 D0 L3 · 4–7
12	Sheffield Wednesday	6 pts W1 D3 L1 · 7–4
16	Burton Albion	5 pts W1 D2 L2 · 4–6
16	Milton Keynes Dons	5 pts W1 D2 L2 · 4–9
18	Blackpool	4 pts W1 D1 L3 · 6–9
18	Bromley	4 pts W1 D1 L3 · 5–10
18	Peterborough	4 pts W1 D1 L3 · 6–10
18	Wigan	4 pts W1 D1 L3 · 2–4
22	Notts County	3 pts W1 D0 L4 · 3–7
23	AFC Wimbledon	2 pts W0 D2 L3 · 2–11
24	Barnsley	1 pts W0 D1 L4 · 4–11

All 12 results: 20–21 October

• Huddersfield 4–1 Peterborough (20 October)
• Burton Albion 0–0 Bradford (20 October)
• AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Mansfield Town (20 October)
• Oxford United 2–1 Wigan (20 October)
• Doncaster 0–2 Stockport County (20 October)
• Blackpool 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons (20 October)
• Luton 2–1 Barnsley (20 October)
• Stevenage 3–0 Plymouth (20 October)
• Cambridge United 2–2 Wycombe (20 October)
• Notts County 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday (20 October)
• Bromley 0–4 Leicester (20 October)
• Reading 1–0 Leyton Orient (21 October)

Which contrast stands out most: Orient’s eight attempts on target without a goal, or Leicester turning nine on target into four goals? Tell us which figures best explain your club’s midweek.

Source recap

Results, match statistics, expected goals and dated league context come from the retained API-Football records, retrieved on 22 October 2026 at approximately 01:55 UK time. The edition covers the 12 completed League One fixtures on 20–21 October. Last-five form uses each club’s five completed league games through this round. Equal exact values share a rank; rounded values are for display.