2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Town | 6 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8/15 | 6-4 |
| Gloucester City | 15 | D1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9/15 | 6-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Town | 15 | 42 | 50 | -11 | LLLDW | 16 | -1 |
| Gloucester City | 3 | 42 | 75 | 35 | LWWWD | 5 | -2 |
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 2009-02-28
On paper the standings were lopsided — Gloucester City 3rd with 75 points, Bedford Town 15th with 50, 25 apart. Per game in the league, Bedford Town were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.31, Gloucester City 1.9 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
6 matches unbeaten backed Gloucester City's arrival.
