Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Maidstone United 8th on 77, Slough Town 16th on 54. Maidstone United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Per game in the league, Maidstone United were scoring 1.57 and conceding 1.09, Slough Town 1.5 and 1.89, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Maidstone United, 3 for Slough Town and 1 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 83%.
Gallagher Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,200. Maidstone United led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Maidstone United: John Gilbert (39') · Slough Town: Jaiden Drakes-Thomas (71'), Basil Tuma (61')
Key stats
Possession: Maidstone United 48% · Slough Town 52% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 7-3