Match Report
Wake (10th, 9 pts) visited Tobacco Road (9th, 12 pts) with 3 points between them. Tobacco Road's recent output lagged their position: 108th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/2.43 for Tobacco Road and 1.14/2.64 for Wake (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.87.
Wake had lost six in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Tobacco Road wins, 2 for Wake, 1 draw, at 4.71 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 86%.
The venue was Durham County Memorial Stadium, with room for 8,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Wake: 1 goal with no recorded scorer