Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Swindon Town 12th with 62 points, Morecambe 24th with 36, 26 apart. Swindon Town's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Morecambe 0.87 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Swindon Town 1.54 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.25.
Level finishes had become the habit for Swindon Town: four in a row.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Morecambe 1, draws 3, Swindon Town 6, at 3.1 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 30% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings. Where history says 3.1 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.6.
Mazuma Stadium in Morecambe staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,476. On the scoreboard, Morecambe led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Morecambe: Lee Angol (38')