Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Margate (5th, 75 pts) held a 35-point advantage over Hassocks (19th, 40 pts). On the form table Hassocks stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Per game in the league, Margate were scoring 2.07 and conceding 1.5, Hassocks 1.32 and 1.89, against a competition average of 1.77 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Margate, winners of their last four, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Margate, 6/15 for Hassocks.
The match was played at Hartsdown Park (capacity 3,000).




