Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Dartford (6th, 72 pts) held a 45-point advantage over Canvey Island (22nd, 27 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.95/2.07 for Canvey Island and 1.93/1.31 for Dartford (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
A win had eluded Canvey Island for 6 matches. Dartford carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Canvey Island had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Dartford, 11.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Canvey Island have 0 wins to Dartford's 2, with 3 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The Frost Hire Stadium (Canvey Island, Essex), capacity 4,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dartford led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Dartford: Ollie Box (34'), Callum Jones (56'), Eddie Dsane (89'), Callum Jones (12')