Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Buxton (1st, 81 pts) and Witton Albion (21st, 43 pts). Witton Albion ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.88 for Witton Albion and 1.9/0.9 for Buxton (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Witton Albion had been beaten in four straight games. Buxton had not lost in 7 games. Over the last five, Witton Albion had taken 3 of 15 points to Buxton's 11.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Witton Albion 1, draws 0, Buxton 3, at 3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Wincham Park (Northwich, Cheshire) in Northwich, Cheshire. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Buxton led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.