2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortwood United | 15 | L2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5/15 | 8-12 |
| Bideford | 15 | D1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11/15 | 11-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortwood United | 17 | 42 | 40 | -61 | LLLLW | 19 | -2 |
| Bideford | 8 | 42 | 70 | 20 | WLLWW | 7 | +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 2018-03-17
The table gap was wide: 30 points between Bideford (8th, 70 pts) and Shortwood United (17th, 40 pts). Against a league average of 1.77 goals per team per game, Shortwood United ran at 1.5 scored and 2.95 conceded, Bideford at 1.88 and 1.4.
Defeat had not touched Bideford in 5 games. The last-five ledger: Shortwood United 5/15, Bideford 11/15.
The Meadowbank Ground in Nailsworth staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000.
