2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Town | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10/15 | 10-8 |
| Uxbridge | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6/15 | 13-14 |
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 | 9 | 42 | 72 | 22 | DWLWW | 5 | +4 |
| Uxbridge | 15 | 42 | 49 | -29 | LLDLW | 17 | -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 2017-12-23
On the table this was a mismatch: Bedford Town (9th, 72 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Uxbridge (15th, 49 pts). Bedford Town ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Per game in the league, Bedford Town were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.14, Uxbridge 1.38 and 2.07, against a competition average of 1.61 goals per team per game.
The venue was The New Eyrie in Cardington, with room for 4,000 spectators.
