Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Hitchin Town (9th, 70 pts) and Arlesey Town (22nd, 36 pts). The last five rounds placed Hitchin Town 1st in the league for form — higher than their 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Hitchin Town 1.77 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Arlesey Town 0.98 and 1.91, with the league averaging 1.51.
A win had eluded Arlesey Town for 8 matches. The last-five ledger: Hitchin Town 10/15, Arlesey Town 2/15.
The match was played at Top Field in Hitchin (capacity 5,000).




