Match Report
Halesowen Town went into the game 14th in the table on 9 points; Bishop's Stortford sat 10th on 10 — a 1-point gap. Halesowen Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Halesowen Town 1.17 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Bishop's Stortford 1.13 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.41.
A win had eluded Bishop's Stortford for 13 matches.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Halesowen Town 2, draws 1, Bishop's Stortford 1, at 4 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
The Grove, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Halesowen Town: Dan Meredith (59')