League Two play-off semi-final: Harbottle puts Wimbledon in front against Notts County
Notts County have won just one of their six previous games against AFC Wimbledon (L5), all coming in the Football League, though did win this exact fixture 1-0 in October.
AFC Wimbledon have won five of their six Football League games against Notts County since first facing them in September 2015, averaging two goals per game against them.
Notts County finished the season by losing each of their final three home league games, as many defeats as across their prior 17 outings at Meadow Lane across all competitions (W10 D4).
This will be just the second time that AFC Wimbledon have been involved in the Football League play-offs; their prior campaign came in 2015-16 in League Two where they beat Accrington Stanley 3-2 after extra time in the semi-finals before then beating Plymouth Argyle 2-0 at Wembley in the final.
Notts County have featured in the EFL play-offs five times before this season, earning back-to-back promotions in 1989-90 (third tier) and 1990-91 (second tier). This will be their first time in the Football League play-offs since being eliminated 5-2 against Coventry City in the semi-finals in 2017-18 in League Two.
During the 2024-25 season in League Two, no side conceded fewer goals than AFC Wimbledon (35), 10 fewer than any other side. It was also the fewest goals conceded by a side in the fourth tier since Leyton Orient in 2022-23 (34).
Notts County led League Two in build up attacks (99), build up goals (5 – jointly with MK Dons), 10+ open play passing sequences (583) and passes per sequence (3.82).
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