2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderford Town | 15 | L7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0/15 | 4-16 |
| Cambridge City | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/15 | 4-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderford Town | 24 | 46 | 30 | -55 | LWLLL | 22 | +2 |
| Cambridge City | 21 | 46 | 46 | -28 | WDWWW | 1 | +20 |
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 2017-04-11
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Cambridge City (21st, 46 pts) and Cinderford Town (24th, 30 pts). Cambridge City ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Cinderford Town 1.09 scored and 2.28 conceded per game, Cambridge City 1 and 1.61, with the league averaging 1.45.
Cinderford Town had lost seven in a row.
The match was played at The Causeway in Cinderford (capacity 3,000).
