+0.17 points a game is the venue form gap, in Halifax Town's favour: Halifax Town takes 1.69 a game at home over the last two seasons, Boston United 1.52 away.
Halifax Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Boston United: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 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
Halifax Town -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 1, lost 1 of 5, scoring 10 and conceding 5. Last season at home: won 9, drew 7, lost 5 of 21, scoring 38 and conceding 30 -- 1.62 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Worthing 1-2 away; drew with Sutton United 1-1 at home; beat Wealdstone 1-0 away; beat AFC Hornchurch 3-0 at home; lost to Aldershot Town 0-1 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 21 matches with one recorded (11, 10 apiece), most recently John Matthew McGrath 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.
Boston United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 1, lost 1 of 4, scoring 8 and conceding 5. Last season away: won 7, drew 7, lost 5 of 19, scoring 34 and conceding 27 -- 1.47 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Fylde 0-1 at home; beat Forest Green Rovers 3-1 away; drew with Woking 1-1 at home; lost to Wealdstone 1-3 at home; drew with Tamworth 2-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 21 matches with one recorded (17, 4 apiece), most recently Paul Hurst with 17. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 19:01 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.