2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln United | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7/15 | 7-5 |
| Alvechurch | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12/15 | 13-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln United | 8 | 42 | 68 | 4 | WWLWW | 2 | +6 |
| Alvechurch | 2 | 42 | 85 | 29 | LWWDL | 10 | -8 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-01-20
17 points separated the sides: Alvechurch 2nd on 85, Lincoln United 8th on 68. On recent form Alvechurch sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Lincoln United 2.02 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Alvechurch 1.86 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.67.
Ashby Avenue in Lincoln staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,200.
