Accrington Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Accrington Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Accrington are averaging 4.5 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 8.7 total SOT on average. That puts them 13th of 24 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Gillingham, and a full match-by-match log.

Accrington Shots on Target Questions

Which Accrington players hit the most shots on target?

Charlie Caton leads with 11 shots on target across 7 qualifying appearances (1.57/g, 71% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Accrington player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Accrington's SOT profile look this season?

Accrington are averaging 4.5 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.2 for a match-total of 8.7. That ranks 13th of 24 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 14.1 shots per game and create 9.6 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Gillingham, the page weights each Accrington attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Accrington take 14.1 shots per game and put 4.5 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Accrington fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Accrington are currently converting 29% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Accrington player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Shaun Whalley	attacker	6	5	0.83	83%
Charlie Caton	attacker	7	11	1.57	71%
Alex Henderson	midfielder	6	4	0.67	67%
Cole Stockton	attacker	3	2	0.67	67%
Stefan Mols	midfielder	6	3	0.5	50%
Josh Woods	attacker	9	5	0.56	44%
Charlie Warren	attacker	5	3	0.6	40%
Tom Moore	defender	3	2	0.67	33%
Tyler Walton	midfielder	8	2	0.25	25%
Devon Matthews	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
Joe Anderson	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
Farrend Rawson	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Seamus Conneely	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Connor O'Brien	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Donald Love	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Louie Moulden	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
David Tutonda	defender	7	0	0	0%
Liam Coyle	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Aidan Borland	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Conor Grant	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Oliver Smith	defender	1	0	0	0%
Joel Catesby	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Accrington shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League Two	Oldham Athletic	Away	0-0	1	0	1	Alex Henderson (1)
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Cheltenham Town	Home	2-0	6	1	7	Charlie Warren (2)
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Swindon Town	Away	1-1	4	5	9	Alex Henderson (1)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Newport County	Home	0-0	4	4	8	Charlie Caton (2)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Barnet	Away	2-1	2	5	7	Shaun Whalley (1)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Crawley Town	Home	3-2	4	5	9	Charlie Caton (2)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Grimsby Town	Home	2-2	5	7	12	Donald Love (1)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Walsall	Away	3-2	6	5	11	Josh Woods (2)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Exeter City	Away	2-0	2	5	7	Shaun Whalley (1)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Colchester United	Home	2-2	11	5	16	Charlie Caton (5)

Accrington shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4.5
Shots on target against per game: 4.2
Match total shots on target per game: 8.7
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 4 of 24

Accrington Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	6	100%	100%	60%	40%	20%
Away	5	3	40%	40%	20%	20%	0%
Overall	10	4.5	70%	70%	40%	30%	10%

Accrington Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.4	80%	80%	60%	20%	20%
Away	5	4	80%	80%	80%	0%	0%
Overall	10	4.2	80%	80%	70%	10%	10%

Accrington Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	10.4	100%	80%	60%	40%	40%
Away	5	7	80%	40%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	8.7	90%	60%	50%	30%	30%

Accrington Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4.5	6	3
Total shots / match	14.1	14.8	13.4
Share of shots on target	32%	41%	22%
Goals per shot on target	29%	30%	27%
Shots on target per goal	3.5	3.3	3.8
Shots on target over 2.5	70%	100%	40%
Shots on target over 3.5	70%	100%	40%
Shots on target over 4.5	40%	60%	20%
Shots on target over 5.5	30%	40%	20%
Shots on target over 6.5	10%	20%	0%

Accrington Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.2	4.4	4
Shots on target against over 2.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target against over 3.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target against over 4.5	70%	60%	80%
Shots on target against over 5.5	10%	20%	0%
Shots on target against over 6.5	10%	20%	0%

Accrington Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	8.7	10.4	7
Match shots on target over 6.5	90%	100%	80%
Match shots on target over 7.5	60%	80%	40%
Match shots on target over 8.5	50%	60%	40%
Match shots on target over 9.5	30%	40%	20%
Match shots on target over 10.5	30%	40%	20%

Accrington shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Oldham (A)	0-0	1	0	1	-
3 Oct	League Two	Cheltenham (H)	2-0	6	1	7	-
26 Sep	League Two	Swindon (A)	1-1	4	5	9	-
19 Sep	League Two	Newport (H)	0-0	4	4	8	-
12 Sep	League Two	Barnet (A)	2-1	2	5	7	-
5 Sep	League Two	Crawley (H)	3-2	4	5	9	-
1 Sep	League Two	Grimsby (H)	2-2	5	7	12	-
29 Aug	League Two	Walsall (A)	3-2	6	5	11	-
22 Aug	League Two	Exeter City (A)	2-0	2	5	7	4
15 Aug	League Two	Colchester (H)	2-2	11	5	16	9

League Two shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Chesterfield	10	6.4	3.8	10.2	70%
2	Colchester United	9	4.11	4.89	9	56%
3	York City	9	5.11	3.67	8.78	44%
4	Accrington Stanley	10	4.5	4.2	8.7	50%
5	Tranmere Rovers	10	4.3	4.3	8.6	50%
6	Barnet	8	4.63	3.88	8.5	50%
7	Walsall	9	3.78	4.67	8.44	56%
8	Swindon Town	10	2.9	5.4	8.3	50%
9	Cheltenham Town	10	3.3	4.9	8.2	60%
10	Crawley Town	8	3.5	4.63	8.13	50%
11	Grimsby Town	10	4.6	3.5	8.1	60%
12	Bristol Rovers	10	4.6	3.3	7.9	30%
13	Rotherham United	10	3.9	3.9	7.8	30%
14	Newport County	10	3.7	4	7.7	30%
15	Gillingham	10	3.6	4.1	7.7	40%
16	Crewe Alexandra	10	3.4	4.3	7.7	40%
17	Rochdale	10	2.9	4.3	7.2	30%
18	Salford City	10	4	3.1	7.1	40%
19	Fleetwood Town	10	3.7	3.4	7.1	50%
20	Shrewsbury Town	10	3.7	3.3	7	50%
21	Oldham Athletic	9	3.67	3.33	7	44%
22	Exeter City	10	3.3	3.3	6.6	30%
23	Port Vale	8	3.38	3.13	6.5	13%
24	Northampton Town	8	3.38	3	6.38	25%

Accrington shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	14	4.07	4.64	8.71	57%
Vs top half	29	4.07	4.45	8.52	48%
Vs bottom half	27	4	3.67	7.67	37%
Vs bottom six	15	4.67	3.4	8.07	40%

Accrington shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	10	4.5	4.2	8.7	50%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	3	3	6	0%
League Two	2025/2026	46	3.93	4.04	7.98	41%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	4.67	3	7.67	33%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	5	4	9	50%
League Two	2024/2025	46	3.33	3.28	6.61	24%
FA Cup	2024/2025	3	4	5.33	9.33	67%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	4	4	8	0%

Accrington next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	Gillingham (home)	7.7	3.6	4.1	7.8	2.8	5
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	York (away)	8.78	5.11	3.67	8.4	6	2.4
Sat 24 Oct 14:00	Rochdale (away)	7.2	2.9	4.3	6.6	3.4	3.2

Accrington players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Charlie Caton	attacker	6	8	75%
2	Shaun Whalley	attacker	5	6	83%
3	Alex Henderson	midfielder	4	10	40%
4	Josh Woods	attacker	4	10	40%
5	Stefan Mols	midfielder	3	8	38%

Accrington players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Charlie Caton	attacker	3	8	38%
2	Tom Moore	defender	1	4	25%
3	Charlie Warren	attacker	1	5	20%
4	Josh Woods	attacker	1	10	10%

Accrington players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Charlie Caton	attacker	1	8	13%

Gillingham shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League Two	Rotherham (A)	1-4	4	5	9	-
3 Oct	League Two	Newport (H)	0-0	1	5	6	-
26 Sep	League Two	York (A)	3-0	0	6	6	-
19 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (H)	3-0	6	2	8	-
12 Sep	League Two	Tranmere (H)	2-0	5	3	8	-
5 Sep	League Two	Rochdale (A)	1-4	6	4	10	-
1 Sep	League Two	Chesterfield (A)	1-1	1	10	11	-
29 Aug	League Two	Northampton (H)	1-1	3	1	4	-
22 Aug	League Two	Fleetwood (A)	0-0	3	0	3	2
15 Aug	League Two	Walsall (H)	0-3	7	5	12	4