Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Merstham 10th with 60 points, Beckenham Town 20th with 35, 25 apart. Beckenham Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Against a league average of 1.77 goals per team per game, Beckenham Town ran at 1.29 scored and 2.24 conceded, Merstham at 1.76 and 1.54.
Defeat had followed defeat for Beckenham Town — five in succession.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Beckenham Town 2, draws 0, Merstham 3, at 4.4 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 100% of the meetings went to the host. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Eden Park Avenue (capacity 33,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Merstham led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Beckenham Town: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Merstham: 4 goals with no recorded scorer