Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Fylde (1st, 100 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Buxton (5th, 73 pts). Fylde ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Buxton 1.8 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Fylde 2.43 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.53.
Fylde came in having won three on the spin. The last-five ledger: Buxton 5/15, Fylde 12/15.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Buxton, 2 for Fylde and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more.
The Silverlands, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Fylde led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Fylde: Danny Mayor (45'), Jonathan Ustabasi (8'), Luca Thomas (90')
Key stats
Possession: Buxton 54% · Fylde 46% · Total shots: 5-10 · On target: 1-6 · Corners: 4-4