2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough Sports | 13 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6/15 | 8-8 |
| Lincoln United | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8/15 | 7-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough Sports | 12 | 42 | 51 | -8 | WLWLW | 6 | +6 |
| Lincoln United | 8 | 42 | 68 | 4 | WWLWW | 2 | +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 2017-12-23
Lincoln United, 8th with 68 points, sat 17 points above Peterborough Sports (12th, 51). Peterborough Sports's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Peterborough Sports 1.67 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Lincoln United 2.02 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.67.
The match was played at Lincoln Road in Peterborough (capacity 2,300).
