2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akwa United | 1 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 1-0 |
| Gateway FC | 2 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 | 3-1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akwa United | 16 | 38 | 48 | -1 | WLWWL | 5 | +11 |
| Gateway FC | 11 | 38 | 51 | -2 | WWLLW | 5 | +6 |
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 2009-03-22
3 points and 5 places separated them: Akwa United 16th with 48, Gateway FC 11th with 51. Akwa United ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.08/1.11 for Akwa United and 0.84/0.89 for Gateway FC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.92.
Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo, capacity 30,000, hosted the game.
