Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Alvechurch (11th, 59 pts) held a 28-point advantage over AFC Rushden & Diamonds (21st, 31 pts). AFC Rushden & Diamonds had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, AFC Rushden & Diamonds ran at 0.95 scored and 2.07 conceded, Alvechurch at 1.5 and 1.55.
The last-five ledger: AFC Rushden & Diamonds 3/15, Alvechurch 12/15.
The match was played at Hayden Road in Rushden (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Alvechurch led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.




