2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester City | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9/15 | 8-5 |
| Shortwood United | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10/15 | 7-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester City | 11 | 42 | 61 | 7 | DLWLL | 14 | -3 |
| Shortwood United | 17 | 42 | 40 | -61 | LLLLW | 19 | -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 2017-12-23
On paper the standings were lopsided — Winchester City 11th with 61 points, Shortwood United 17th with 40, 21 apart. Per game in the league, Winchester City were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.57, Shortwood United 1.5 and 2.95, against a competition average of 1.77 goals per team per game.
The match was played at The Denplan City Ground in Winchester (capacity 4,500).
