2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby Town | 15 | L3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1/15 | 3-14 |
| Cambridge City | 12 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5/15 | 3-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby Town | 22 | 42 | 20 | -73 | DLLWW | 10 | +12 |
| Cambridge City | 7 | 42 | 71 | 29 | LWLWW | 6 | +1 |
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 2010-04-03
On the table this was a mismatch: Cambridge City (7th, 71 pts) held a 51-point advantage over Rugby Town (22nd, 20 pts). Rugby Town's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 22nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rugby Town 0.98 scored and 2.71 conceded per game, Cambridge City 1.74 and 1.05, with the league averaging 1.56.
Rugby Town arrived off three straight defeats.
The match was played at Butlin Road in Rugby (capacity 6,000).
