Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Brentwood Town (1st, 88 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Grays Athletic (10th, 66 pts). Grays Athletic had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Grays Athletic were scoring 1.45 and conceding 1.17, Brentwood Town 2.17 and 1.05, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Grays Athletic's arrival. The last-five ledger: Grays Athletic 1/15, Brentwood Town 9/15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Grays Athletic, 3 for Brentwood Town and 1 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Chadfields in Tilbury (capacity 4,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.