Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Merthyr Town (1st, 91 pts) and Wimborne Town (10th, 57 pts). Recent form told a different story for Merthyr Town: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Wimborne Town 1.17 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Merthyr Town 2.5 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.52.
Wimborne Town were winless in 5. Merthyr Town were unbeaten in 15, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Wimborne Town, 11/15 for Merthyr Town.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Wimborne Town, 1 draw and 2 for Merthyr Town, at 3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Cuthbury in Wimborne Minster, with room for 3,250 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Merthyr Town led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.




