Match Report
9 points for Fleetwood Town (6th), 3 for Shrewsbury Town (23rd): a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Fleetwood Town 1.2 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, Shrewsbury Town 0.4 and 2, with the league averaging 1.33.
Fleetwood Town had not lost in 6 games. From the last five rounds, Fleetwood Town held 9 points of 15 and Shrewsbury Town 3.
The sides have met 23 times in the GioScore results database: 10 wins for Fleetwood Town, 7 draws and 6 for Shrewsbury Town, at 2.35 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 35% of the meetings went to the host. Where history says 2.35 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.4.
The match was played at Highbury Stadium (capacity 5,327). E. Duckworth officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. Fleetwood Town led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fleetwood Town: Ronan Coughlan (39'), Aaron Loupalo-Bi (86')
Key stats
Possession: Fleetwood Town 50% · Shrewsbury Town 50% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 3-4