2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4/15 | 5-15 |
| Kendal Town | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3/15 | 2-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough | 22 | 42 | 24 | -83 | LLLLL | 23 | -1 |
| Kendal Town | 13 | 42 | 54 | -1 | DDWLL | 16 | -3 |
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 2017-03-25
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kendal Town 13th with 54 points, Burscough 22nd with 24, 30 apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.62/2.6 for Burscough and 1.45/1.48 for Kendal Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.55.
Kendal Town arrived off three straight defeats.
Victoria Park in Burscough, capacity 3,054, hosted the game.
