Match Report
The table read 12th (Boston United, 59 pts) against 11th (Tamworth, 62 pts), 3 points apart. Recent form flatters Boston United's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Boston United ran at 1.37 scored and 1.46 conceded, Tamworth at 1.37 and 1.54.
Boston United arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Tamworth's last four games had all finished level. Boston United had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Tamworth, 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Boston United wins, 2 for Tamworth, 4 draws, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host.
C. Walchester officiated: 75 games logged, averaging 2.3 yellow cards each. The match was played at The Jakemans Stadium (capacity 6,643). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Boston United 67% · Tamworth 33% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 5-3