Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Waltham Abbey 3rd with 77 points, Brightlingsea Regent 11th with 56, 21 apart. On recent form Waltham Abbey sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Waltham Abbey were scoring 2.08 and conceding 1.1, Brightlingsea Regent 1.53 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 0 for Waltham Abbey, 2 for Brightlingsea Regent and 2 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Capershotts, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brightlingsea Regent led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Waltham Abbey: Nathan Koranteng (69') · Brightlingsea Regent: Matthew Tricker (29')