Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Billericay Town 3rd with 82 points, Canvey Island 22nd with 27, 55 apart. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Billericay Town ran at 1.93 scored and 1.14 conceded, Canvey Island at 0.95 and 2.07.
Billericay Town entered with seven wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Canvey Island had not won in 5 games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Billericay Town against 2/15 for Canvey Island.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Billericay Town, 3 for Canvey Island and 0 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
AGP Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Billericay Town led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Billericay Town: Charlie Ruff (16'), Alfie Cerulli (35'), Macauley Bonne (82') · Canvey Island: Freddie Price (90'), Connor Hubble (87')