| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton & Hersham | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9/15 | 11-6 |
| Leatherhead | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7/15 | 8-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton & Hersham | 2 | 38 | 87 | 61 | WDWWD | 3 | -1 |
| Leatherhead | 7 | 38 | 57 | 2 | WWDWD | 3 | +4 |
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 2022-12-26
On the table this was a mismatch: Walton & Hersham (2nd, 87 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Leatherhead (7th, 57 pts). Leatherhead had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Walton & Hersham ran at 2.68 scored and 1.08 conceded, Leatherhead at 1.24 and 1.18.
The match was played at The Sports Ground in Walton-on-Thames.
