Match Report
2 points and 3 places separated them: Maidstone United 8th with 77, Hemel Hempstead Town 5th with 79. Maidstone United's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Maidstone United 1.57 scored and 1.09 conceded per game, Hemel Hempstead Town 1.2 and 1.04, with the league averaging 1.43.
Maidstone United's unbeaten run stood at 7.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Maidstone United 1, draws 5, Hemel Hempstead Town 0, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The venue was Gallagher Stadium, with room for 4,200 spectators. Hemel Hempstead Town led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Hemel Hempstead Town: Millar Matthews-Lewis (45')
Key stats
Possession: Maidstone United 57% · Hemel Hempstead Town 43% · Total shots: 22-2 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 7-1