Match Report
71 points for Redbridge (6th), 77 for Waltham Abbey (3rd): a 6-point gap. Waltham Abbey had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Redbridge 1.98 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Waltham Abbey 2.08 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.48.
Waltham Abbey's unbeaten run stood at 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Redbridge 5/15, Waltham Abbey 13/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Redbridge wins, 4 for Waltham Abbey, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Oakside Stadium, with room for 3,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Redbridge: Jayden Ashbourne (23')