Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Salford City (3rd, 90 pts) and Ilkeston (14th, 54 pts). Ilkeston had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Salford City ran at 2.04 scored and 1.04 conceded, Ilkeston at 1.33 and 1.72.
5 matches unbeaten backed Salford City's arrival. Salford City had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Ilkeston, 5.
The venue was Moor Lane in Salford, with room for 5,100 spectators.


