Match Report
Halesowen Town, 5th with 70 points, sat 20 points above Stourbridge (15th, 50). Stourbridge had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.02/1.43 for Halesowen Town and 1.38/1.62 for Stourbridge (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Halesowen Town wins, 0 for Stourbridge, 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The Grove staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Stourbridge led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Stourbridge: Dominic Lewis (33'), Brad Bood (45'), Charlie Pavey (53')