| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Motors | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5/15 | 6-11 |
| Brackley Town | 15 | D1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5/15 | 8-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Motors | 17 | 42 | 44 | -31 | LDWLL | 17 | 0 |
| Brackley Town | 7 | 42 | 67 | 21 | DDDWD | 9 | -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 2014-01-18
On paper the standings were lopsided — Brackley Town 7th with 67 points, Vauxhall Motors 17th with 44, 23 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.02/1.76 for Vauxhall Motors and 1.57/1.07 for Brackley Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
The match was played at Motassist Arena in Ellesmere Port (capacity 4,290). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brackley Town led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.
