Match Report
Level on 79 points, Dorking Wanderers (4th) and Hemel Hempstead Town (5th) met as equals in the table. The last five rounds placed Dorking Wanderers no better than 23rd for form, against 4th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.7/1.33 for Dorking Wanderers and 1.2/1.04 for Hemel Hempstead Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
Hemel Hempstead Town arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Dorking Wanderers had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Hemel Hempstead Town, 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 5 Dorking Wanderers wins, 1 for Hemel Hempstead Town, 0 draws, at 4.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
The match was played at Westhumble Playing Fields (capacity 2,000). Hemel Hempstead Town led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dorking Wanderers: Paul McCallum (62'), Jason Prior (84') · Hemel Hempstead Town: Remaye Campbell (14')
Key stats
Possession: Dorking Wanderers 63% · Hemel Hempstead Town 37% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 3-3