2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelmersdale United | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4/15 | 5-6 |
| Bamber Bridge | 15 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5/15 | 7-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelmersdale United | 21 | 42 | 37 | -31 | DLLLD | 20 | +1 |
| Bamber Bridge | 4 | 42 | 74 | 27 | DLLWD | 14 | -10 |
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 2018-04-24
The table gap was wide: 37 points between Bamber Bridge (4th, 74 pts) and Skelmersdale United (21st, 37 pts). Bamber Bridge had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.26/2 for Skelmersdale United and 1.93/1.29 for Bamber Bridge (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.61.
Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College Stadium in Skelmersdale staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500.
