Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Lancaster City (6th, 62 pts) and Prescot Cables (19th, 42 pts). Recent form flatters Prescot Cables's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 19th. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Prescot Cables ran at 1 scored and 1.25 conceded, Lancaster City at 1.4 and 1.13.
Defeat had followed defeat for Prescot Cables — three in succession, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Prescot Cables wins, 2 for Lancaster City, 1 draw, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 80% of the meetings went to the host. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Valerie Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lancaster City led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Lancaster City: Simon Grand (3'), Nic Evangelinos (46'), Bobby Bjork (63'), Steven Yawson (65')
Key stats
Possession: Prescot Cables 40% · Lancaster City 60% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 7-4