2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchin Town | 15 | D3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6/15 | 6-7 |
| Merthyr Town | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10/15 | 14-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchin Town | 11 | 46 | 66 | 1 | LWDLL | 16 | -5 |
| Merthyr Town | 16 | 46 | 53 | -22 | LWDLD | 14 | +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 2017-10-21
Hitchin Town went into the game 11th in the table on 66 points; Merthyr Town sat 16th on 53 — a 13-point gap. Hitchin Town's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 11th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Hitchin Town 1.46 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Merthyr Town 1.65 and 2.13, with the league averaging 1.7.
Hitchin Town's last three games had all finished level.
Top Field in Hitchin, capacity 5,000, hosted the game.
