Match Report
Royston Town, 21st on 25 points, faced a 38-point deficit to Leiston (10th, 63). On the form table Leiston stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. Per game in the league, Leiston were scoring 1.55 and conceding 1.38, Royston Town 0.83 and 1.95, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Leiston, 1 draw and 2 for Royston Town, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 83%.
Victory Road staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Leiston: Ben Fowkes (86') · Royston Town: Joe Iaciofano (80')