2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 3 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5/9 | 5-2 |
| Heybridge Swifts | 15 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7/15 | 7-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 9 | 42 | 58 | 0 | WWDDD | 6 | +3 |
| Heybridge Swifts | 21 | 42 | 41 | -22 | LWLWD | 10 | +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 2009-01-17
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tooting & Mitcham United 9th with 58 points, Heybridge Swifts 21st with 41, 17 apart. Heybridge Swifts ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Per game in the league, Tooting & Mitcham United were scoring 1.36 and conceding 1.36, Heybridge Swifts 0.98 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Imperial Fields in Morden (capacity 3,000).
