Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Barton Rovers (12th, 51 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Atherstone Town (21st, 36 pts). Barton Rovers ranked just 20th in the league on five-round form despite their 12th table position. Per game in the league, Barton Rovers were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.52, Atherstone Town 1.45 and 2.81, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Atherstone Town. The last-five ledger: Barton Rovers 9/15, Atherstone Town 3/15.
The venue was Sharpenhoe Road in Barton-Le-Clay, with room for 4,000 spectators.


