Match Report
53 points for Accrington Stanley (16th), 61 for Fleetwood Town (15th): an 8-point gap. Accrington Stanley ranked just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 16th table position. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Accrington Stanley ran at 1.02 scored and 1.26 conceded, Fleetwood Town at 1.24 and 1.26.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 6 Accrington Stanley wins, 8 for Fleetwood Town, 4 draws, at 3.28 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 39% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 61% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%. Recent editions have opened up: 4.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.28 historically.
Wham Stadium, capacity 5,057, hosted the game. Fleetwood Town led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Accrington Stanley: Josh Woods (51') · Fleetwood Town: Detlef Esapa Osong (90'), Mark Helm (12')
Key stats
Possession: Accrington Stanley 56% · Fleetwood Town 44% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 4-8




