Match Report
Ashton United, 7th with 67 points, sat 42 points above Atherton Collieries (21st, 25). Ashton United had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ashton United 1.83 scored and 1.58 conceded per game, Atherton Collieries 1.18 and 2.4, with the league averaging 1.64.
Ashton United had drawn their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Ashton United wins, 0 for Atherton Collieries, 2 draws, at 3.75 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Hurst Cross in Ashton-under-Lyne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. Ashton United led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-3 full-time score.