2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4/15 | 9-12 |
| Royston Town | 15 | D1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13/15 | 22-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood | 20 | 42 | 39 | -31 | DLLDL | 20 | 0 |
| Royston Town | 1 | 42 | 105 | 76 | WWWDW | 2 | -1 |
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 2017-04-01
On paper the standings were lopsided — Royston Town 1st with 105 points, Northwood 20th with 39, 66 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.36/2.1 for Northwood and 2.88/1.07 for Royston Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.68.
Royston Town's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Northwood had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Royston Town, 13.
Northwood Park in London, capacity 3,075, hosted the game.
