Match Report
Notts County, 6th with 72 points, sat 36 points above Morecambe (24th, 36). Notts County had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Notts County were scoring 1.48 and conceding 1.07, Morecambe 0.87 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Notts County carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Notts County 13/15, Morecambe 3/15.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 4 for Notts County, 4 for Morecambe and 5 drawn, at 3.15 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 62% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 69%. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 3.15 historically.
The match was played at Meadow Lane Stadium (capacity 19,588). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Notts County: Charlie Whitaker (66'), Alassana Jatta (75')
Key stats
Possession: Notts County 64% · Morecambe 36% · Total shots: 17-11 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 4-5