Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Waltham Forest 7th with 70 points, Ipswich Wanderers 20th with 31, 39 apart. On the form table Ipswich Wanderers stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. Per game in the league, Ipswich Wanderers were scoring 0.69 and conceding 1.71, Waltham Forest 1.64 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Ipswich Wanderers entered with three losses in a row. 5 matches unbeaten backed Waltham Forest's arrival. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Ipswich Wanderers against 7/15 for Waltham Forest.
SEH Sports Ground in Ipswich staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,311. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Waltham Forest led 4-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-5.