2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9/15 | 7-4 |
| Basford United | 15 | D1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11/15 | 8-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford | 5 | 42 | 71 | 32 | DDLWW | 8 | -3 |
| Basford United | 1 | 42 | 100 | 59 | DWWWL | 5 | -4 |
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 2018-01-27
Basford United, 1st with 100 points, sat 29 points above Stamford (5th, 71). Recent form told a different story for Basford United: only 5th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Stamford 1.57 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, Basford United 2.4 and 1, with the league averaging 1.67.
Basford United had not lost in 10 games.
The match was played at The Zeeco Stadium in Stamford (capacity 2,000).
