Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Leiston 10th with 63 points, Barwell 20th with 35, 28 apart. Recent form flatters Leiston's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: Barwell 1.24 scored and 2.02 conceded per game, Leiston 1.55 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.49.
Barwell had lost four in a row. Leiston had not won in 5 games.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Barwell, 2 draws and 1 for Leiston, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 17% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Kirkby Road, with room for 2,500 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Barwell: Zayn Hakeem (13'), Prince Mancinelli (86') · Leiston: Adam Mills (45'), Harvey Sayer (68'), W. Clemons (90')