Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Weston-super-Mare 13th with 59 points, Havant & Waterlooville 23rd with 37, 22 apart. The last five rounds placed Havant & Waterlooville 18th in the league for form — higher than their 23rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Havant & Waterlooville were scoring 1.13 and conceding 2, Weston-super-Mare 1.43 and 1.61, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Weston-super-Mare had drawn their last three, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Havant & Waterlooville 9/15, Weston-super-Mare 3/15.
Westleigh Park in Havant staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,250. On the scoreboard, Weston-super-Mare led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.