Match Report
Stourbridge, 15th on 50 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Redditch United (7th, 70). Stourbridge ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Stourbridge 1.38 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Redditch United 1.6 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.49.
6 matches unbeaten backed Stourbridge's arrival. A win had eluded Redditch United for 5 matches. The last-five ledger: Stourbridge 9/15, Redditch United 2/15.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Stourbridge, 1 draw and 3 for Redditch United, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 30% of the wins in this fixture. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. Where history says 3.2 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.4.
War Memorial Athletic Ground in Stourbridge staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,626. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Redditch United: Liam Loughlan (51')