Match Report
68 points for Spennymoor Town (10th), 69 for Darlington (9th): a 1-point gap. Darlington had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Spennymoor Town 1.35 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Darlington 1.7 and 1.48, with the league averaging 1.53.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 3 for Spennymoor Town, 3 for Darlington and 2 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
With 39 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, B. Tomlinson was the man in the middle. The Brewery Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Darlington: Max Howells (34'), Jack Maskell (83'), Cedric Main (61'), Cedric Main (55')
Key stats
Possession: Spennymoor Town 53% · Darlington 47% · Total shots: 7-18 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 4-7