2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Rovers | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8/15 | 5-3 |
| Royston Town | 15 | W5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15/15 | 23-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Rovers | 4 | 42 | 77 | 25 | LWWLW | 7 | -3 |
| Royston Town | 1 | 42 | 105 | 76 | WWWDW | 2 | -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 2017-03-07
28 points separated the sides: Royston Town 1st on 105, Barton Rovers 4th on 77. Against a league average of 1.68 goals per team per game, Barton Rovers ran at 2.17 scored and 1.57 conceded, Royston Town at 2.88 and 1.07.
Royston Town entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Barton Rovers against 15/15 for Royston Town.
Sharpenhoe Road in Barton-Le-Clay staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000.
