Match Report
The table gap was wide: 61 points between Billericay Town (2nd, 87 pts) and Bowers & Pitsea (22nd, 26 pts). Bowers & Pitsea ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 22nd table position. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Bowers & Pitsea ran at 0.81 scored and 2 conceded, Billericay Town at 1.98 and 1.
Bowers & Pitsea had lost five in a row. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Billericay Town. From the last five rounds, Bowers & Pitsea held 0 points of 15 and Billericay Town 12.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Bowers & Pitsea, 1 draw and 2 for Billericay Town, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Len Salmon Stadium in Pitsea (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Billericay Town led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.