| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywards Heath Town | 15 | D1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3/15 | 7-10 |
| Sheppey United | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8/15 | 4-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywards Heath Town | 18 | 38 | 36 | -31 | WDLLL | 14 | +4 |
| Sheppey United | 7 | 38 | 65 | 17 | LWWWD | 4 | +3 |
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 2023-04-01
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sheppey United 7th with 65 points, Haywards Heath Town 18th with 36, 29 apart. On the form table Haywards Heath Town stood 14th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Haywards Heath Town ran at 1.32 scored and 2.13 conceded, Sheppey United at 1.87 and 1.42.
A win had eluded Haywards Heath Town for 11 matches.
Hanbury Park hosted the game.
