2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | 15 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10/15 | 14-8 |
| South Shields | 15 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10/15 | 10-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | 12 | 42 | 51 | -10 | LLLLD | 21 | -9 |
| South Shields | 1 | 42 | 103 | 75 | 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 2018-02-17
South Shields, 1st with 103 points, sat 52 points above Clitheroe (12th, 51). Clitheroe had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 12th in the table. Against a league average of 1.61 goals per team per game, Clitheroe ran at 1.64 scored and 1.88 conceded, South Shields at 2.67 and 0.88.
Shawbridge in Clitheroe, capacity 2,000, hosted the game.
