2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clevedon Town | 14 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7/15 | 8-8 |
| Corby Town | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clevedon Town | 18 | 42 | 43 | -29 | LWWLW | 9 | +9 |
| Corby Town | 1 | 42 | 84 | 47 | WWWWW | 1 | 0 |
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 2009-03-07
On paper the standings were lopsided — Corby Town 1st with 84 points, Clevedon Town 18th with 43, 41 apart. Clevedon Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Clevedon Town ran at 1.21 scored and 1.9 conceded, Corby Town at 2.02 and 0.9.
The match was played at The Hand Stadium in Clevedon (capacity 3,900).
