Match Report
The table read 18th (Cheshunt, 43 pts) against 19th (Margate, 39 pts), 4 points apart. Recent form flatters Margate's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 19th. Scoring rates set the scale: Cheshunt 1.38 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Margate 1.19 and 1.9, with the league averaging 1.59.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Cheshunt. 5 games without a win framed Margate's arrival. From the last five rounds, Cheshunt held 12 points of 15 and Margate 1.
The venue was The Stadium in Cheshunt, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.