Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Waltham Forest (7th, 70 pts) held a 45-point advantage over Basildon United (22nd, 25 pts). Waltham Forest had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Basildon United 0.81 scored and 1.95 conceded per game, Waltham Forest 1.64 and 1.12, with the league averaging 1.41.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Basildon United. Momentum sat with Waltham Forest, winners of their last five. Basildon United had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Waltham Forest, 15.
The Gardiners Close Stadium hosted the game.




