2012/2013| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford City | 6 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3/15 | 7-12 |
| Rugby Town | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7/15 | 6-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford City | 9 | 42 | 66 | 11 | WLLDL | 17 | -8 |
| Rugby Town | 2 | 42 | 96 | 58 | WWLWL | 7 | -5 |
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 2013-02-02
Rugby Town, 2nd with 96 points, sat 30 points above Guildford City (9th, 66). Guildford City had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.78 goals per team per game, Guildford City ran at 2.05 scored and 1.79 conceded, Rugby Town at 2.45 and 1.07.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Guildford City.
Guildford Spectrum Athletics Stadium in Guildford staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,135.
