Match Report
44 points separated the sides: Merthyr Town 1st on 91, Tiverton Town 17th on 47. Recent form told a different story for Merthyr Town: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Tiverton Town were scoring 0.93 and conceding 1.69, Merthyr Town 2.5 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Tiverton Town had not won in 5 games. Merthyr Town had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Tiverton Town 2/15, Merthyr Town 13/15.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Tiverton Town, 1 for Merthyr Town and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Ladysmead (capacity 3,500). 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
Tiverton Town: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Merthyr Town: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Tiverton Town 44% · Merthyr Town 56% · Total shots: 5-15 · On target: 2-8 · Corners: 6-6