2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby Town | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/15 | 6-7 |
| Halesowen Town | 15 | D3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3/15 | 4-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby Town | 22 | 42 | 20 | -73 | DLLWW | 10 | +12 |
| Halesowen Town | 3 | 42 | 80 | 31 | WWWWW | 1 | +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 2010-03-09
On paper the standings were lopsided — Halesowen Town 3rd with 80 points, Rugby Town 22nd with 20, 60 apart. Rugby Town ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 22nd table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.98/2.71 for Rugby Town and 2/1.26 for Halesowen Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.56.
Halesowen Town's last three games had all finished level.
Butlin Road in Rugby, capacity 6,000, hosted the game.
