2018/2019| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Town | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7/15 | 9-9 |
| Widnes | 9 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4/15 | 5-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Town | 15 | 38 | 40 | -22 | LLWLL | 15 | 0 |
| Widnes | 12 | 38 | 51 | -1 | LDWWW | 6 | +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 2019-03-23
11 points and 3 places separated them: Newcastle Town 15th with 40, Widnes 12th with 51. On the form table Widnes stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.37/1.95 for Newcastle Town and 1.58/1.61 for Widnes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.61.
Lyme Valley Stadium in Newcastle-under-Lyme staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000.
