2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresley | 15 | D2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 5/15 | 5-7 |
| Peterborough Sports | 10 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7/15 | 11-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresley | 17 | 42 | 43 | -42 | WLLWL | 13 | +4 |
| Peterborough Sports | 12 | 42 | 51 | -8 | WLWLW | 6 | +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 2017-10-21
Gresley went into the game 17th in the table on 43 points; Peterborough Sports sat 12th on 51 — an 8-point gap. Peterborough Sports had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Gresley 1.17 scored and 2.17 conceded per game, Peterborough Sports 1.67 and 1.86, with the league averaging 1.67.
The Moat Ground in Church Gresley staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,400.
