2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortwood United | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6/15 | 6-16 |
| Wimborne Town | 15 | W2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11/15 | 13-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortwood United | 17 | 42 | 40 | -61 | LLLLW | 19 | -2 |
| Wimborne Town | 3 | 42 | 77 | 47 | DWDWW | 5 | -2 |
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 2018-04-17
The table gap was wide: 37 points between Wimborne Town (3rd, 77 pts) and Shortwood United (17th, 40 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Shortwood United 1.5 scored and 2.95 conceded per game, Wimborne Town 2.48 and 1.36, with the league averaging 1.77.
Wimborne Town had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The Meadowbank Ground in Nailsworth staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000.
