2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 8 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9/15 | 15-10 |
| Mangotsfield United | 15 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4/15 | 4-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 5 | 42 | 70 | 23 | WLWLL | 13 | -8 |
| Mangotsfield United | 21 | 42 | 36 | -41 | WLLLW | 13 | +8 |
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 2009-03-01
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Hemel Hempstead Town (5th, 70 pts) and Mangotsfield United (21st, 36 pts). Hemel Hempstead Town's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Hemel Hempstead Town ran at 1.69 scored and 1.14 conceded, Mangotsfield United at 0.93 and 1.9.
The match was played at Vauxhall Ground in Hemel Hempstead (capacity 3,152).
