2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster City | 15 | W2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13/15 | 9-2 |
| Brighouse Town | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8/15 | 9-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster City | 1 | 42 | 85 | 32 | WLLWW | 9 | -8 |
| Brighouse Town | 8 | 42 | 68 | 18 | DWWWL | 4 | +4 |
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 2017-03-04
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Lancaster City (1st, 85 pts) and Brighouse Town (8th, 68 pts). Lancaster City ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Lancaster City ran at 1.74 scored and 0.98 conceded, Brighouse Town at 1.57 and 1.14.
Lancaster City's unbeaten run stood at 5.
Giant Axe in Lancaster, capacity 3,500, hosted the game.
