2021/2022| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Town | 15 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4/15 | 8-9 |
| Dereham Town | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9/15 | 10-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Town | 12 | 38 | 44 | -8 | LLLLL | 20 | -8 |
| Dereham Town | 9 | 38 | 60 | 10 | WLLLL | 17 | -8 |
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 2022-01-29
On paper the standings were lopsided — Dereham Town 9th with 60 points, Bury Town 12th with 44, 16 apart. On recent form Bury Town sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, Bury Town ran at 1.66 scored and 1.87 conceded, Dereham Town at 1.66 and 1.39.
The match was played at Denny Bros Stadium. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
