2015/2016| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamber Bridge | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7/15 | 7-8 |
| New Mills | 15 | L2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1/15 | 5-21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamber Bridge | 12 | 42 | 60 | 18 | LLWWD | 11 | +1 |
| New Mills | 22 | 42 | 3 | -130 | LLDLL | 21 | +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 2016-02-16
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bamber Bridge 12th with 60 points, New Mills 22nd with 3, 57 apart. Against a league average of 1.74 goals per team per game, Bamber Bridge ran at 1.74 scored and 1.31 conceded, New Mills at 0.62 and 3.71.
A win had eluded New Mills for 12 matches. From the last five rounds, Bamber Bridge held 7 points of 15 and New Mills 1.
The match was played at QED Stadium in Preston.
