Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Merstham (10th, 60 pts) held a 57-point advantage over East Grinstead Town (22nd, 3 pts). Recent form told a different story for Merstham: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. In league terms the two rates read 1.76/1.54 for Merstham and 0.74/3.84 for East Grinstead Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.77.
Defeat had followed defeat for East Grinstead Town — five in succession.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Merstham wins, 1 for East Grinstead Town, 1 draw, at 4.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Moatside Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000.
Goal scorers
Merstham: Olu Lawal (14'), Louie Theophanous (34'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · East Grinstead Town: 2 goals with no recorded scorer