Match Report
The table gap was wide: 46 points between York City (1st, 108 pts) and Tamworth (11th, 62 pts). Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Tamworth ran at 1.37 scored and 1.54 conceded, York City at 2.48 and 0.89.
York City entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Tamworth, 2 for York City and 2 drawn, at 2.4 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 The Lamb Ground, with room for 4,065 spectators. York City led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
York City: Ollie Pearce (27')
Key stats
Possession: Tamworth 30% · York City 70% · Total shots: 8-19 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 1-5