2013/2014| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaduna United | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6/15 | 5-7 |
| Akwa United | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4/15 | 3-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaduna United | 19 | 38 | 38 | -22 | LLDLL | 18 | +1 |
| Akwa United | 17 | 37 | 48 | -9 | WWLLL | 12 | +5 |
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 2014-08-13
10 points and 2 places separated them: Kaduna United 19th with 38, Akwa United 17th with 48. Akwa United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, Kaduna United were scoring 0.87 and conceding 1.45, Akwa United 0.68 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, capacity 5,000, hosted the game.
