Match Report
The table gap was wide: 45 points between Merthyr Town (1st, 91 pts) and Winchester City (19th, 46 pts). The last five rounds placed Merthyr Town no better than 14th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Winchester City were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.76, Merthyr Town 2.5 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Merthyr Town, winners of their last three, having scored in 12 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Winchester City held 6 points of 15 and Merthyr Town 13.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Winchester City 3, draws 0, Merthyr Town 1, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was The Denplan City Ground, with room for 4,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Merthyr Town led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Winchester City: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Merthyr Town: Ricardo Rees (2'), Lee Lucas (16'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer