Match Report
Morecambe went into the game 22nd in the table on 32 points; Macclesfield Town sat 23rd on 25 — a 7-point gap. Recent form flatters Morecambe's table spot — 18th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 22nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Morecambe 0.95 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Macclesfield Town 0.86 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.26.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 3 Morecambe wins, 2 for Macclesfield Town, 4 draws, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Mazuma Stadium, with room for 6,476 spectators. On the scoreboard, Morecambe led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Morecambe: Toumani Diagouraga (18'), A. Wildig (35')
Key stats
Possession: Morecambe 45% · Macclesfield Town 55% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 3-11