| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horndean | 15 | D3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6/15 | 8-10 |
| Sheppey United | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6/15 | 11-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horndean | 14 | 38 | 43 | -19 | LWLLL | 17 | -3 |
| Sheppey United | 7 | 38 | 61 | 19 | WWWWW | 1 | +6 |
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 2024-04-11
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sheppey United 7th with 61 points, Horndean 14th with 43, 18 apart. On the form table Sheppey United stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. Per game in the league, Horndean were scoring 1.5 and conceding 2, Sheppey United 2 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.74 goals per team per game.
Horndean had drawn three in a row.
The match was played at Five Heads Park in Horndean.
