Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Billericay Town 2nd with 87 points, Bognor Regis Town 21st with 32, 55 apart. On the form table Bognor Regis Town stood 13th over the last five rounds, despite being 21st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Bognor Regis Town 1.21 scored and 2.38 conceded per game, Billericay Town 1.98 and 1, with the league averaging 1.53.
A win had eluded Bognor Regis Town for 5 matches. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Bognor Regis Town against 9/15 for Billericay Town.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Bognor Regis Town wins, 3 for Billericay Town, 0 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Nyewood Lane, capacity 4,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Billericay Town led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Billericay Town: Jack Paxman (54'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Bognor Regis Town 56% · Billericay Town 44% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 5-5