Match Report
Leek Town, 8th with 58 points, sat 16 points above Prescot Cables (19th, 42). Prescot Cables had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Per game in the league, Leek Town were scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.3, Prescot Cables 1 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Leek Town entered with three wins in a row. Prescot Cables had not won in 11 games. Leek Town had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Prescot Cables, 3.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Leek Town, 1 by Prescot Cables, 1 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The match was played at Harrison Park (capacity 30,089). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Leek Town: Louis Potts (72')
Key stats
Possession: Leek Town 54% · Prescot Cables 46% · Total shots: 8-6 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 11-10