Match Report
St Albans City, 21st on 45 points, faced a 43-point deficit to Eastbourne Borough (3rd, 88). St Albans City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 16th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: St Albans City 1.02 scored and 1.39 conceded per game, Eastbourne Borough 1.52 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.36.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by St Albans City, 3 by Eastbourne Borough, 0 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
Clarence Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. On the scoreboard, Eastbourne Borough led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Eastbourne Borough: Kai Woollard Innocent (31')
Key stats
Possession: St Albans City 49% · Eastbourne Borough 51% · Total shots: 5-6 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 3-6