| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Park | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4/15 | 7-8 |
| Merstham | 15 | L2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1/15 | 4-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Park | 9 | 38 | 55 | -11 | WWDWL | 5 | +4 |
| Merstham | 18 | 38 | 36 | -23 | LDLWD | 13 | +5 |
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 paper the standings were lopsided — South Park 9th with 55 points, Merstham 18th with 36, 19 apart. Merstham's recent output outran their position: 13th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, South Park ran at 1.32 scored and 1.61 conceded, Merstham at 1.13 and 1.74.
A win had eluded Merstham for 15 matches.
The match was played at Whitehall Stadium in Dublin.
