| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol | 15 | D1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1/15 | 3-13 |
| Al Ahly | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7/15 | 5-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol | 243 | 2 | 6 | 4 | WW | 201 | +42 |
| Al Ahly | 906 | 2 | 0 | -3 | LL | 657 | +249 |
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 2012-05-18
The table read 243rd (Espanyol, 6 pts) against 906th (Al Ahly, 0 pts), 6 points apart. Al Ahly ranked 657th in the league on five-round form, well above their 906th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Espanyol 2 scored and 0 conceded per game, Al Ahly 0.5 and 2, with the league averaging 1.57.
A win had eluded Espanyol for 5 matches. The last-five ledger: Espanyol 1/15, Al Ahly 7/15.
The match was played at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat in Cornellà de Llobregat.
