Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Spartans (1st, 79 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Berwick Rangers (7th, 61 pts). Berwick Rangers's recent output lagged their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Berwick Rangers were scoring 1.69 and conceding 1.42, Spartans 2.17 and 0.86, against a competition average of 1.81 goals per team per game.
Berwick Rangers entered with five wins in a row. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Spartans, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Shielfield Park, capacity 4,065, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.