2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Town | 15 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7/15 | 8-11 |
| Cheshunt | 15 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4/15 | 7-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Town | 9 | 46 | 65 | 2 | LWDWL | 11 | -2 |
| Cheshunt | 18 | 46 | 53 | -24 | WWWDW | 3 | +15 |
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 2018-01-27
Bury Town went into the game 9th in the table on 65 points; Cheshunt sat 18th on 53 — a 12-point gap. Recent form flatters Cheshunt's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. Scoring rates set the scale: Bury Town 1.46 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Cheshunt 1.63 and 2.15, with the league averaging 1.58.
Ram Meadow in Bury St Edmunds staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500.
