Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kettering Town 4th with 72 points, Stourbridge 15th with 50, 22 apart. Stourbridge had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Stourbridge ran at 1.38 scored and 1.62 conceded, Kettering Town at 1.76 and 1.24.
Kettering Town arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Stourbridge 2, draws 0, Kettering Town 3, at 4 goals per meeting. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
War Memorial Athletic Ground, capacity 2,626, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kettering Town led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Stourbridge: J. Newall (75') · Kettering Town: Preston Bitemo (19')