Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ironbound (2nd, 28 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Westchester Flames (10th, 5 pts). Westchester Flames's recent output lagged their position: 143rd on form over five rounds while 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.87 goals per team per game, Westchester Flames ran at 1.25 scored and 2.92 conceded, Ironbound at 2.25 and 1.17.
Ironbound had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Westchester Flames against 13/15 for Ironbound.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Westchester Flames, 0 by Ironbound, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Skidelsky Field at City Park Stadium, with room for 1,845 spectators. On the scoreboard, Ironbound led 3-2 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-3.