Match Report
In the standings it was Aldershot Town 16th on 57 points, Dagenham & Redbridge 21st on 52 — separated by 5. Dagenham & Redbridge ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Aldershot Town ran at 1.5 scored and 1.8 conceded, Dagenham & Redbridge at 1.33 and 1.35.
Aldershot Town entered with three wins in a row. Dagenham & Redbridge were winless in 11. Aldershot Town had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Dagenham & Redbridge, 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 4 Aldershot Town wins, 5 for Dagenham & Redbridge, 3 draws, at 3.58 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at The EBB Stadium. in Aldershot (capacity 7,100). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.