Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kettering Town 1st with 95 points, Rugby Town 6th with 73, 22 apart. Rugby Town's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Rugby Town ran at 1.86 scored and 1.21 conceded, Kettering Town at 2.14 and 0.86.
Kettering Town carried a 13-game unbeaten run into this.
Butlin Road staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.


