| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford City | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7/15 | 9-7 |
| Tamworth | 15 | D2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8/15 | 10-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford City | 1 | 42 | 91 | 35 | WWWLW | 2 | -1 |
| Tamworth | 21 | 42 | 42 | -22 | LLLLL | 22 | -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 2018-03-06
49 points separated the sides: Salford City 1st on 91, Tamworth 21st on 42. Scoring rates set the scale: Salford City 1.9 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Tamworth 1.31 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.49.
The referee was B. Speedie, with 100 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. The match was played at The Peninsula Stadium in Salford (capacity 1,400). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
