Match Report
Whitby Town (16th, 9 pts) visited Leek Town (18th, 6 pts) with 3 points between them. Per game in the league, Leek Town were scoring 1.88 and conceding 2, Whitby Town 1.38 and 2.88, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Leek Town's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 10 consecutive games. A win had eluded Whitby Town for 6 matches. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Leek Town, 3/15 for Whitby Town.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Leek Town wins, 1 for Whitby Town, 2 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
Harrison Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,089. On the scoreboard, Leek Town led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Leek Town: A. Panter (13') · Whitby Town: Stuart Rose (47'), C. Hickman (67')
Key stats
Possession: Leek Town 54% · Whitby Town 46% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 3-2