2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham | 15 | L7 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0/15 | 2-17 |
| Herne Bay | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4/15 | 5-15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham | 24 | 46 | 14 | -105 | LLLLL | 23 | +1 |
| Herne Bay | 12 | 46 | 68 | -8 | LLDWW | 10 | +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 2018-04-07
The table gap was wide: 54 points between Herne Bay (12th, 68 pts) and Shoreham (24th, 14 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.72/3 for Shoreham and 1.76/1.93 for Herne Bay (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.7.
Shoreham arrived off seven straight defeats.
The match was played at Middle Road in Shoreham-by-Sea (capacity 1,500).
