Match Report
In the standings it was Banbury United 12th on 60 points, Stratford Town 11th on 61 — separated by 1. Stratford Town ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Banbury United 1.21 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Stratford Town 1.45 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.49.
Banbury United arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Stratford Town arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Banbury United had taken 15 of 15 points to Stratford Town's 3.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Banbury United, 0 for Stratford Town and 3 drawn, at 2.17 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The Spencer Stadium, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Banbury United 63% · Stratford Town 37% · Total shots: 24-5 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 12-1