Match Report
The table gap was wide: 44 points between Scunthorpe United (5th, 82 pts) and Morecambe (22nd, 38 pts). On recent form Scunthorpe United sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/2.24 for Morecambe and 1.67/1.35 for Scunthorpe United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Morecambe arrived off three straight defeats. Scunthorpe United arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Morecambe had taken 6 of 15 points to Scunthorpe United's 15.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Morecambe, 3 for Scunthorpe United and 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Mazuma Stadium, with room for 6,476 spectators. Morecambe led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Morecambe: Miguel Azeez (26'), Admiral Muskwe (90') · Scunthorpe United: Callum Roberts (49'), Joe Rowley (75')
Key stats
Possession: Morecambe 57% · Scunthorpe United 43% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 9-7