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League Two · Matchweek 2

Crewe Alexandra

CRE

1–0Full time

Northampton Town

NOR

How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

44%Possession49%
29%Territory41%
15%From set plays27%
0.14Chance quality0.08
6.2%Directness6.4%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Crewe, 3 for Northampton. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 30 of 163 matches, not the full season.