Match Report
The table gap was wide: 50 points between Spalding United (2nd, 85 pts) and Barwell (20th, 35 pts). On recent form Spalding United sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Barwell ran at 1.24 scored and 2.02 conceded, Spalding United at 2.45 and 1.29.
Barwell entered with seven losses in a row. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Barwell against 7/15 for Spalding United.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Barwell 1, draws 0, Spalding United 3, at 4.25 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
Kirkby Road staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. On the scoreboard, Spalding United led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Spalding United: Yusifu Ceesay (34'), Ben Fowkes (32')
Key stats
Possession: Barwell 42% · Spalding United 58% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 4-6