Match Report
10 points for Fleetwood Town (11th), 7 for Shrewsbury Town (18th): a 3-point gap. Shrewsbury Town ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Fleetwood Town 1.14 scored and 1 conceded per game, Shrewsbury Town 0.71 and 1.57, with the league averaging 1.26.
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). 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