2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heybridge Swifts | 15 | W2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10/15 | 9-9 |
| Tonbridge Angels | 5 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8/15 | 15-7 |
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 |
| Tonbridge Angels | 3 | 42 | 73 | 28 | LWDDD | 14 | -11 |
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 2009-01-24
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tonbridge Angels 3rd with 73 points, Heybridge Swifts 21st with 41, 32 apart. Recent form flatters Heybridge Swifts's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 21st. Per game in the league, Heybridge Swifts were scoring 0.98 and conceding 1.5, Tonbridge Angels 1.95 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Scraley Road Stadium in Maldon (capacity 3,000).
