2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heybridge Swifts | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 9/15 | 8-9 |
| Harrow Borough | 14 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6/15 | 6-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heybridge Swifts | 21 | 42 | 41 | -22 | LWLWD | 10 | +11 |
| Harrow Borough | 14 | 42 | 54 | -17 | LWLLL | 19 | -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 2008-12-13
13 points and 7 places separated them: Heybridge Swifts 21st with 41, Harrow Borough 14th with 54. On the form table Heybridge Swifts stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 21st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Heybridge Swifts 0.98 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Harrow Borough 1.33 and 1.74, with the league averaging 1.43.
The match was played at Scraley Road Stadium in Maldon (capacity 3,000).
