Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Woking 10th with 63 points, Aldershot Town 20th with 46, 17 apart. Aldershot Town had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 20th in the table. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Woking ran at 1.5 scored and 1.17 conceded, Aldershot Town at 1.5 and 1.89.
Woking were unbeaten in 5. Defeat had followed defeat for Aldershot Town — four in succession. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Woking, 3/15 for Aldershot Town.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Woking 4, draws 3, Aldershot Town 7, at 2.93 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at Kingfield Stadium (capacity 6,064). Woking led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Woking: Joseph Gbode (12'), Harry Beautyman (53'), Harry Beautyman (21') · Aldershot Town: Brody Peart (30'), Theo Widdrington (67')
Key stats
Possession: Woking 44% · Aldershot Town 56% · Total shots: 7-12 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-4