2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimborne Town | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5/15 | 5-6 |
| Wantage Town | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3/15 | 2-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimborne Town | 11 | 42 | 57 | -1 | LLLLW | 17 | -6 |
| Wantage Town | 21 | 42 | 21 | -81 | LLWLL | 17 | +4 |
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 2017-03-04
36 points separated the sides: Wimborne Town 11th on 57, Wantage Town 21st on 21. Wimborne Town ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Wimborne Town ran at 1.6 scored and 1.62 conceded, Wantage Town at 0.69 and 2.62.
The match was played at Cuthbury in Wimborne Minster (capacity 3,250).
