2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangotsfield United | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5/15 | 8-12 |
| Shortwood United | 15 | L3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2/15 | 6-17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangotsfield United | 16 | 42 | 41 | -33 | WLLLD | 14 | +2 |
| Shortwood United | 17 | 42 | 40 | -61 | LLLLW | 19 | -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 2018-03-24
41 points for Mangotsfield United (16th), 40 for Shortwood United (17th): a 1-point gap. Per game in the league, Mangotsfield United were scoring 1.26 and conceding 2.05, Shortwood United 1.5 and 2.95, against a competition average of 1.77 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Shortwood United — three in succession.
The match was played at Cossham Street Stadium in Mangotsfield (capacity 23,408).
