Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: AFC Hornchurch (2nd, 81 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Horsham (15th, 59 pts). AFC Hornchurch had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Horsham were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.17, AFC Hornchurch 1.76 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Horsham wins, 2 for AFC Hornchurch, 2 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The Camping World Community Stadium (Horsham, West Sussex), capacity 1,300, hosted the game. With 67 matches recorded and 1.2 yellow cards per game, S. Hughes was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, AFC Hornchurch led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
AFC Hornchurch: Henry Sandat (5'), Dominic Poleon (65')
Key stats
Possession: Horsham 72% · AFC Hornchurch 28% · Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 3-4