Match Report
Herne Bay, 12th with 55 points, sat 52 points above East Grinstead Town (22nd, 3). Per game in the league, Herne Bay were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.79, East Grinstead Town 0.74 and 3.84, against a competition average of 1.77 goals per team per game.
Herne Bay had gone 6 games without a win. East Grinstead Town arrived off five straight defeats.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 4 for Herne Bay, 1 for East Grinstead Town and 2 drawn, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. The last five meetings averaged 3.4 goals, well above the all-time 2.57.
The match was played at The Safety Net Stadium (capacity 4,000). On the scoreboard, Herne Bay led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Herne Bay: 4 goals with no recorded scorer · East Grinstead Town: 1 goal with no recorded scorer