Match Report
Fleetwood Town, 11th with 61 points, sat 15 points above Scunthorpe United (23rd, 46). Fleetwood Town's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 11th in the table. Per game in the league, Fleetwood Town were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.13, Scunthorpe United 1.15 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Scunthorpe United in 5 games. Over the last five, Fleetwood Town had taken 6 of 15 points to Scunthorpe United's 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 4 Fleetwood Town wins, 3 for Scunthorpe United, 4 draws, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 18% of those meetings. The last five meetings averaged 3.6 goals, well above the all-time 2.64.
The venue was Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood, with room for 5,327 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.