Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Wingate & Finchley 16th with 46 points, Potters Bar Town 21st with 30, 16 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Wingate & Finchley 1.31 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Potters Bar Town 1.1 and 2.24, with the league averaging 1.6.
Wingate & Finchley had been beaten in four straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Wingate & Finchley wins, 2 for Potters Bar Town, 2 draws, at 3.33 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The Maurice Rebak Stadium (London) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Wingate & Finchley: Gianluca Zanre Botti (35'), Edward Allsopp (77') · Potters Bar Town: Demaray Anyadike (24')
Key stats
Possession: Wingate & Finchley 57% · Potters Bar Town 43% · Total shots: 22-10 · On target: 16-5 · Corners: 9-3