2013/2014| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cammell Laird | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4/15 | 6-8 |
| Prescot Cables | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7/15 | 9-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cammell Laird | 11 | 42 | 54 | 1 | LWLLD | 17 | -6 |
| Prescot Cables | 20 | 42 | 40 | -23 | LWWLW | 9 | +11 |
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 2014-01-01
Cammell Laird went into the game 11th in the table on 54 points; Prescot Cables sat 20th on 40 — a 14-point gap. Prescot Cables ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Cammell Laird 1.55 scored and 1.52 conceded per game, Prescot Cables 1.5 and 2.05, with the league averaging 1.69.
The match was played at Kirklands Stadium in Birkenhead (capacity 1,500).
