2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford United | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3/15 | 6-20 |
| Shoreham | 15 | L6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0/15 | 6-21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford United | 21 | 46 | 38 | -51 | DLWWL | 10 | +11 |
| Shoreham | 24 | 46 | 14 | -105 | LLLLL | 23 | +1 |
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 2017-12-30
24 points separated the sides: Ashford United 21st on 38, Shoreham 24th on 14. Ashford United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Against a league average of 1.7 goals per team per game, Ashford United ran at 1.3 scored and 2.41 conceded, Shoreham at 0.72 and 3.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Shoreham.
The Homelands in Ashford, capacity 3,535, hosted the game.
