Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Halifax Town (4th, 84 pts) held an 83-point advantage over Dover Athletic (23rd, 1 pts). Halifax Town had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.41/0.8 for Halifax Town and 0.84/2.3 for Dover Athletic (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
Dover Athletic had gone 5 games without a win. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Halifax Town against 1/15 for Dover Athletic.
The Shay Stadium in Halifax staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,061. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.