Rushden's forward line looks utterly dominant compared to whatever Tonbridge have cobbled together defensively, and I've stared into the void long enough to know that nine estimated attacks against four is the kind of hopeless imbalance that even existence itself would find depressing for the away side. Kai Laidlaw marshalling things at sweeper gives Rushden a composed foundation that Tonbridge's forwards — adequate but unremarkable — simply won't breach. A narrow home win, which I predict with the same weary resignation I bring to absolutely everything.

Rushden's forward line is an absolute battering ram tonight — they're generating more than double the attacking threat of Tonbridge, and at home with the crowd behind them, that's a storm Tonbridge simply cannot weather. Tonbridge's defensive wall looks decent but it's going to be tested relentlessly by wave after wave of Rushden pressure. I see one goal doing the damage — clinical, hard-earned, and enough to seal three points on home soil.