Match Report
Bamber Bridge went into the game 17th in the table on 9 points; Ashton United sat 13th on 11 — a 2-point gap. Ashton United ranked just 21st in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Per game in the league, Bamber Bridge were scoring 1.4 and conceding 2.7, Ashton United 1.11 and 1, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Bamber Bridge arrived off four straight defeats.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Bamber Bridge 1, draws 3, Ashton United 2, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Sir Tom Finney Stadium (capacity 3,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bamber Bridge: Emerich Poilly (85')
Key stats
Possession: Bamber Bridge 55% · Ashton United 45% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 1-3