2021/2022| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon & Tiptree | 15 | L2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4/15 | 5-14 |
| Romford | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6/15 | 7-14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon & Tiptree | 10 | 37 | 57 | 11 | DLLLL | 18 | -8 |
| Romford | 20 | 38 | 13 | -113 | DLLLL | 18 | +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 2021-12-11
On paper the standings were lopsided — Maldon & Tiptree 10th with 57 points, Romford 20th with 13, 44 apart. Maldon & Tiptree ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, Maldon & Tiptree ran at 2 scored and 1.7 conceded, Romford at 0.68 and 3.66.
Romford had been beaten in three straight games.
The venue was Wallace Binder Stadium in Maldon, with room for 2,000 spectators.
