Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Exeter City 8th with 70 points, Notts County 23rd with 41, 29 apart. Notts County ranked 18th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Notts County ran at 1.04 scored and 1.83 conceded, Exeter City at 1.3 and 1.07.
11 meetings are on record — 3 won by Notts County, 5 by Exeter City, 3 drawn, at 3.27 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 27% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 73%.
Meadow Lane Stadium in Nottingham, capacity 21,388, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.