+0.86 points a game is the venue form gap, in Boreham Wood's favour: Boreham Wood takes 2.32 a game at home over the last two seasons, Boston United 1.46 away.
Boreham Wood: 50 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Boston United: 49 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Boreham Wood -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 1, lost 0 of 1, scoring 3 and conceding 3. Last season at home: won 18, drew 3, lost 3 of 24, scoring 51 and conceding 24 -- 2.38 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Forest Green Rovers 3-0 away; beat Halifax Town 3-1 away; drew with Tamworth 3-3 at home; drew with Rochdale 2-2 at home; beat Carlisle United 2-1 away. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 22 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Luke Garrard. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Boston United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 0 of 1, scoring 2 and conceding 0. Last season away: won 8, drew 8, lost 7 of 23, scoring 38 and conceding 35 -- 1.39 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Altrincham 1-0 at home; beat Solihull Moors 2-0 away; lost to Aldershot Town 0-1 at home; beat Hartlepool United 3-1 at home; beat Solihull Moors 3-0 away. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 20 matches with one recorded (10, 10 apiece), most recently Paul Hurst with 10. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 18:32 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.