2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curzon Ashton | 5 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10/15 | 12-5 |
| Newcastle Blue Star | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curzon Ashton | 5 | 40 | 68 | 22 | LLWDD | 14 | -9 |
| Newcastle Blue Star | 4 | 40 | 73 | 39 | DWWLD | 6 | -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 2009-03-29
In the standings it was Curzon Ashton 5th on 68 points, Newcastle Blue Star 4th on 73 — separated by 5. Curzon Ashton ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, Curzon Ashton ran at 1.65 scored and 1.1 conceded, Newcastle Blue Star at 2.33 and 1.35.
The match was played at Tameside Stadium in Ashton-asunder-Lyne (capacity 4,000).
