Stockport County host Morecambe at Edgeley Park on Saturday on the back of five consecutive wins in League Two.
Stockport have picked up 16 points from their last six games, and they face a Shrimps side who have lost their last two matches, and collected six points from the last possible 18.
With 84 goals in 42 games so far this season, Stockport are the league’s highest scorers with 2.0 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 42 goals at a rate of 1.0 per game.
Morecambe, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game. They have conceded 1.7 goals per game.
County are top of the table after 42 games, of which they have won 24 and drawn 11, earning 83 points.
The Shrimps are 11 places behind the Hatters in 12th, with 17 wins and nine draws putting them on 60 points.
In Ben Hinchiffe, the home team can rely on one of the league’s safest pair of hands. He has kept 16 clean sheets in his 42 appearances this season, and no ‘keeper has prevented the opposition scoring more often in League Two.
In the visitors’ net, Stuart Moore has three clean sheets in 12 games. He has conceded a goal every 74 minutes, 30% more often than the 95 minutes between goals for Hinchiffe.
Stockport’s last match was on Tuesday, a 2-1 win against Colchester United, with Nick Powell and Paddy Madden getting the goals for the Hatters.
Morecambe lost 1-0 against Crewe Alexandra last time out, also on Tuesday.
Saturday’s match will be refereed by Lee Swabey, who has taken charge of nine League Two games so far this season, issuing two red cards and booking 28 players. He has awarded two penalties.
The last Stockport game Swabey refereed was a 0-0 away draw with Gillingham on February 20. He is yet to oversee a match featuring Morecambe this season.
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Stockport County v Morecambe
League Two | Edgeley Park
Saturday, 13 April 2024 @ 3.00pm
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