2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothwell Town | 15 | L3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1/15 | 3-12 |
| Slough Town | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7/15 | 10-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothwell Town | 18 | 42 | 41 | -27 | LWLLL | 17 | +1 |
| Slough Town | 5 | 42 | 77 | 33 | WLWDD | 9 | -4 |
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 2010-03-27
36 points separated the sides: Slough Town 5th on 77, Rothwell Town 18th on 41. Slough Town had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rothwell Town 1.26 scored and 1.9 conceded per game, Slough Town 2.07 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.58.
Defeat had followed defeat for Rothwell Town — three in succession. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Rothwell Town, 7/15 for Slough Town.
