2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margate | 15 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8/15 | 8-7 |
| Thurrock | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10/15 | 6-4 |
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 | 7 | 46 | 77 | 24 | WLDLD | 16 | -9 |
| Thurrock | 15 | 46 | 57 | -11 | DLLWL | 18 | -3 |
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 2018-01-23
On paper the standings were lopsided — Margate 7th with 77 points, Thurrock 15th with 57, 20 apart. On recent form Margate sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Margate 1.67 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Thurrock 1.46 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.59.
Hartsdown Park, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
