Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Maidenhead United (18th, 46 pts) and Dorchester Town (22nd, 31 pts). The last five rounds placed Maidenhead United 6th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Dorchester Town were scoring 0.79 and conceding 2.24, Maidenhead United 1.31 and 1.64, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Dorchester Town had gone 5 games without a win. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Dorchester Town against 7/15 for Maidenhead United.
The venue was Jewson Stadium in Dorchester, with room for 3,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.