2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hythe Town | 15 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4/15 | 4-9 |
| Thamesmead Town | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7/15 | 13-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hythe Town | 7 | 46 | 86 | 29 | WWWWD | 1 | +6 |
| Thamesmead Town | 10 | 46 | 72 | 22 | WWDWW | 1 | +9 |
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 2017-10-03
14 points and 3 places separated them: Hythe Town 7th with 86, Thamesmead Town 10th with 72. Thamesmead Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Hythe Town 2 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Thamesmead Town 2.24 and 1.76, with the league averaging 1.7.
The match was played at Reachfields Stadium in Hythe (capacity 3,000).
