| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9/15 | 7-6 |
| Skelmersdale United | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4/15 | 5-11 |
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 | 1406 | 2 | 1 | -1 | LD | 1421 | -15 |
| Skelmersdale United | 1374 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 1421 | -47 |
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 2016-08-02
Burscough and Skelmersdale United went into the game level on 1 points, 1406th against 1374th in the table. On recent form Skelmersdale United sat only 1421st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1374th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Burscough 1 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Skelmersdale United 2 and 2, with the league averaging 1.75.
The match was played at Victoria Park in Burscough (capacity 3,054).
