| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancing | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8/15 | 11-11 |
| Deal Town | 15 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10/15 | 9-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancing | 22 | 42 | 22 | -81 | LLLDL | 20 | +2 |
| Deal Town | 7 | 42 | 65 | 11 | WLWWW | 1 | +6 |
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 2024-12-28
Lancing, 22nd on 22 points, faced a 43-point deficit to Deal Town (7th, 65). The last five rounds placed Deal Town 1st in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.73 goals per team per game, Lancing ran at 0.88 scored and 2.81 conceded, Deal Town at 2.19 and 1.93.
Culver Road in Lancing staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Deal Town led 5-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-5.
