In a weekend match on Sat Apr 9th, in week 42, Accrington Stanley and Fleetwood Town will play a match in Fleetwood in a clash of these two closely matched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Fleetwood Town is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Lincoln City. Daniel Batty struck first for Fleetwood Town in the 31st minute, then Fiorini tied it up for Lincoln City in the 64th minute earning them at least the one point. Fleetwood Town looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while accrington Stanley sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Wigan Athletic. Joe Bennett scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 37th minute, then Josh Magennis added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Max Power In the end, Accrington Stanley was frustrated by Wigan Athletic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wigan Athletic ended the match with the shutout victory. Accrington Stanley looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Fleetwood Town and Accrington Stanley last played eachother at the Wham Stadium on the 4th of December. Accrington Stanley was victorious by a score of 5 to 1. Ethan Hamilton struck first for Accrington Stanley in the 29th minute, then Colby Bishop added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Sean McConville.
Tommy Leigh has been the most prolific scorer on Accrington Stanley in his last five matches with two goals. Daniel Butterworth and Adedeji Oshilaja are the top scorers for Fleetwood Town in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.