2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yate Town | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5/15 | 3-7 |
| Wantage Town | 15 | L4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1/15 | 4-19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yate Town | 18 | 42 | 44 | -28 | WLWDW | 4 | +14 |
| 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 2017-01-07
23 points separated the sides: Yate Town 18th on 44, Wantage Town 21st on 21. Recent form flatters Yate Town's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. Scoring rates set the scale: Yate Town 1.17 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Wantage Town 0.69 and 2.62, with the league averaging 1.66.
Wantage Town arrived off four straight defeats.
Lodge Road in Yate staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,745.
