Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bury Town 4th with 81 points, Grays Athletic 10th with 66, 15 apart. Grays Athletic had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Bury Town ran at 1.69 scored and 1.02 conceded, Grays Athletic at 1.45 and 1.17.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Bury Town wins, 1 for Grays Athletic, 2 draws, at 3.83 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
The match was played at Denny Bros Stadium (Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk). On the scoreboard, Bury Town led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Bury Town: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Bury Town 66% · Grays Athletic 34% · Total shots: 22-5 · On target: 14-3 · Corners: 7-0