Match Report
Burgess Hill Town went into the game 3rd in the table on 90 points; Merstham sat 5th on 78 — a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed Burgess Hill Town no better than 12th for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 2.07/1 for Burgess Hill Town and 2.19/1.48 for Merstham (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.73.
Defeat had not touched Burgess Hill Town in 11 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Burgess Hill Town, 1 draw and 1 for Merstham, at 4.75 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
Leylands Park in Burgess Hill, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Burgess Hill Town led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.