2013/2014| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/15 | 6-11 |
| Padiham | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7/15 | 12-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | 22 | 42 | 27 | -73 | DLLLL | 21 | +1 |
| Padiham | 19 | 42 | 42 | -31 | LLDWW | 10 | +9 |
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 2014-03-11
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Padiham (19th, 42 pts) and Wakefield (22nd, 27 pts). Padiham had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.31/3.05 for Wakefield and 1.45/2.19 for Padiham (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.69.
The venue was Belle Vue in Wakefield, with room for 12,600 spectators.
