Match Report
The table read 14th (Exeter City, 56 pts) against 22nd (Morecambe, 44 pts), 12 points apart. Recent form flatters Morecambe's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 22nd. In league terms the two rates read 1.39/1.48 for Exeter City and 1.02/1.7 for Morecambe (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Exeter City entered with six losses in a row. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Morecambe. Over the last five, Exeter City had taken 0 of 15 points to Morecambe's 10.
Across 18 recorded meetings, Exeter City have 7 wins to Morecambe's 4, with 7 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 22% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at St James Park in New Castle (capacity 52,350). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-2.