Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ramsgate 1st with 109 points, Three Bridges 8th with 64, 45 apart. The last five rounds placed Three Bridges no better than 18th for form, against 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.73 goals per team per game, Ramsgate ran at 3.02 scored and 0.88 conceded, Three Bridges at 1.88 and 1.81.
Momentum sat with Ramsgate, winners of their last five, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ramsgate 2, draws 0, Three Bridges 2, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture.
Southwood Stadium in Ramsgate staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. On the scoreboard, Ramsgate led 2-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-1.