| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory | W2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9/15 | 12-7 |
| Wake | L9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0/15 | 4-13 |
Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory | 3 | 13 | 27 | 13 | WWLWL | 50 | -47 |
| Wake | 10 | 12 | 6 | -22 | LLLLW | 122 | -112 |
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 2026-06-20
21 points separated the sides: Hickory 3rd on 27, Wake 10th on 6. Recent form told a different story for Wake: only 122nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th.
Wake had lost nine in a row. Over the last five, Hickory had taken 9 of 15 points to Wake's 0.
