2015/2016| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelmersdale United | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8/15 | 5-5 |
| Salford City | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10/15 | 13-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelmersdale United | 16 | 46 | 53 | -16 | WLDLD | 16 | 0 |
| Salford City | 3 | 46 | 90 | 46 | WWDDW | 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 2016-03-12
On paper the standings were lopsided — Salford City 3rd with 90 points, Skelmersdale United 16th with 53, 37 apart. Per game in the league, Skelmersdale United were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.78, Salford City 2.04 and 1.04, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College Stadium in Skelmersdale staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500.
