2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carshalton Athletic | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8/15 | 13-10 |
| Ashford United | 14 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6/15 | 5-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carshalton Athletic | 1 | 46 | 102 | 45 | WWWLW | 3 | -2 |
| Ashford United | 21 | 46 | 38 | -51 | DLWWL | 10 | +11 |
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 2017-10-21
On paper the standings were lopsided — Carshalton Athletic 1st with 102 points, Ashford United 21st with 38, 64 apart. Ashford United ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Against a league average of 1.7 goals per team per game, Carshalton Athletic ran at 2.15 scored and 1.17 conceded, Ashford United at 1.3 and 2.41.
War Memorial Sports Ground in Carshalton staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000.
