Match Report
In the standings it was Herne Bay 12th on 55 points, Ashford United 8th on 66 — separated by 11. The last five rounds placed Ashford United 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Herne Bay were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.79, Ashford United 2.26 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.77 goals per team per game.
Herne Bay's winless run stood at 5.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 3 for Herne Bay, 4 for Ashford United and 1 drawn, at 3.38 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 88% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
The Safety Net Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000. On the scoreboard, Ashford United led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-4.
Goal scorers
Ashford United: Gary Lockyer (39'), Louis Collins (40'), Michael West (55'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer