Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Basingstoke Town 12th with 53, Hendon 10th with 58. The last five rounds placed Basingstoke Town no better than 22nd for form, against 12th in the standings. Per game in the league, Basingstoke Town were scoring 1.64 and conceding 1.98, Hendon 1.67 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Basingstoke Town came in having won three on the spin. Hendon were winless in 7. Over the last five, Basingstoke Town had taken 12 of 15 points to Hendon's 2.
The Ark Cancer Charity Stadium, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hendon led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Basingstoke Town: Bradley Wilson (52'), Paul Hodges (65'), Bradley Wilson (72') · Hendon: Joe White (45'), Niko Muir (81')