Match preview: Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town (Saturday, 3pm)

Fleetwood Town make the journey to Adams Park to play Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday looking to pick up points to end their five-game losing streak.

Fleetwood’s struggles have left them with just one point from their last six EFL League One matches, while their opponents have earned six from a possible 18.

Fleetwood are bottom of the table after 27 games, of which they have won four and drawn six, earning 18 points.

Wycombe are seven places ahead of Town in 17th, with seven wins and nine draws putting them on 30 points.

In the last 10 years, Wycombe and Fleetwood have played each other on 11 occasions. Wycombe won five of them, Fleetwood one, and they drew five times.

On average, the Chairboys scored 1.8 goals and the Cod Army 1.0 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 7, when Wycombe won 4-1 away.

With 23 goals in 27 games so far this season, the Cod Army are scoring at below the league average rate with 0.9 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 48 goals at a rate of 1.8 per game.

Wanderers are also below average scorers, with 1.1 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.3. They have conceded 1.3 goals per game.

Wycombe’s last match was on Tuesday, a 1-0 loss against Wigan Athletic.

Fleetwood lost 1-0 against Portsmouth last time out, on January 20.

Saturday’s match will be refereed by Lee Swabey, who has taken charge of seven EFL League One games so far this season, issuing one red card and booking 40 players. He has not awarded any penalties.

The last Wycombe game Swabey refereed was a 2-1 away win against Bristol Rovers on August 26. His last Fleetwood match was their 1-0 loss away at Derby County on August 19.

Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town
EFL League One | Adams Park
Saturday, 27 January 2024 at 3.00pm

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