| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margate | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8/15 | 9-8 |
| Lancing | 15 | L4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3/15 | 6-19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margate | 4 | 42 | 87 | 39 | DDWWW | 2 | +2 |
| Lancing | 22 | 42 | 22 | -81 | LLLDL | 20 | +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 2025-02-08
65 points separated the sides: Margate 4th on 87, Lancing 22nd on 22. In league terms the two rates read 2.12/1.19 for Margate and 0.88/2.81 for Lancing (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.73.
Lancing arrived off four straight defeats.
The match was played at Hartsdown Park (capacity 3,000). On the scoreboard, Margate led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Margate: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
