Match Report
24 points separated the sides: Cheltenham Town 15th on 60, Morecambe 24th on 36. The last five rounds placed Cheltenham Town 4th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Morecambe 0.87 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Cheltenham Town 1.3 and 1.52, with the league averaging 1.25.
28 meetings are on record — 8 won by Morecambe, 13 by Cheltenham Town, 7 drawn, at 2.32 goals per meeting.
Mazuma Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,476. The referee was R. Eley, with 65 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Morecambe: Gerard Garner (66'), Lee Angol (74')
Key stats
Possession: Morecambe 53% · Cheltenham Town 47% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 8-5