2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blyth Spartans | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12/15 | 16-6 |
| Halesowen Town | 15 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8/15 | 5-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blyth Spartans | 1 | 46 | 101 | 70 | WWDWW | 1 | 0 |
| Halesowen Town | 19 | 46 | 51 | -24 | DLLDL | 21 | -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 2017-04-08
On the table this was a mismatch: Blyth Spartans (1st, 101 pts) held a 50-point advantage over Halesowen Town (19th, 51 pts). Per game in the league, Blyth Spartans were scoring 2.48 and conceding 0.96, Halesowen Town 1 and 1.52, against a competition average of 1.45 goals per team per game.
Blyth Spartans came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The match was played at Croft Park in Blyth (capacity 4,435).
