Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chelmsford City 10th with 73 points, Bath City 21st with 43, 30 apart. Bath City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Chelmsford City ran at 1.59 scored and 1.35 conceded, Bath City at 1.09 and 1.67.
Chelmsford City had not lost in 5 games. Bath City had gone 6 games without a win. Over the last five, Chelmsford City had taken 11 of 15 points to Bath City's 3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 6 Chelmsford City wins, 1 for Bath City, 1 draw, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side. The last five meetings averaged 3.2 goals, well above the all-time 2.25.
The match was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground (capacity 3,019). Chelmsford City led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 7-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chelmsford City: Jesurun Uchegbulam (73'), Harry Barbrook (4'), Joe Grimwood (20'), Ben Tompkins (39'), Mandela Egbo (36'), Joe Grimwood (48'), Jason Adigun (62') · Bath City: Luke Skinner (79')
Key stats
Possession: Chelmsford City 53% · Bath City 47% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 7-5