Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Birkenhead United (1st, 58 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Melville United (9th, 20 pts). Per game in the league, Birkenhead United were scoring 2.64 and conceding 0.59, Melville United 1.09 and 2.18, against a competition average of 1.79 goals per team per game.
Melville United had gone 6 games without a win. Birkenhead United had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Melville United, 1.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Birkenhead United 3, draws 1, Melville United 1, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
On the scoreboard, Birkenhead United led 3-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Birkenhead United: Joshua Redfearn (14'), Kian Donkers (50'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Melville United: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Birkenhead United 57% · Melville United 43% · Total shots: 21-5 · On target: 11-1 · Corners: 8-3