2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster City | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9/15 | 9-6 |
| Clitheroe | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9/15 | 7-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster City | 1 | 42 | 85 | 32 | WLLWW | 9 | -8 |
| Clitheroe | 6 | 42 | 70 | 20 | DWWLW | 4 | +2 |
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 2017-01-31
Clitheroe, 6th on 70 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Lancaster City (1st, 85). Lancaster City ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Lancaster City ran at 1.74 scored and 0.98 conceded, Clitheroe at 1.76 and 1.29.
The venue was Giant Axe in Lancaster, with room for 3,500 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
