| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 15 | D2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6/15 | 5-4 |
| Walton & Hersham | 15 | W3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10/15 | 11-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 20 | 38 | 24 | -31 | LDLLW | 17 | +3 |
| Walton & Hersham | 2 | 38 | 87 | 61 | WDWWD | 3 | -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 2023-02-28
On the table this was a mismatch: Walton & Hersham (2nd, 87 pts) held a 63-point advantage over Tooting & Mitcham United (20th, 24 pts). Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Tooting & Mitcham United ran at 0.89 scored and 1.71 conceded, Walton & Hersham at 2.68 and 1.08.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Walton & Hersham.
The match was played at Imperial Fields in Morden (capacity 3,000).
