| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ittihad | 11 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4/15 | 4-6 |
| Al Ahly Shendi | 12 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10/15 | 6-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ittihad | 14 | 26 | 10 | -31 | LLDWL | 12 | +2 |
| Al Ahly Shendi | 3 | 26 | 42 | 11 | LLLWW | 8 | -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 2014-07-20
32 points separated the sides: Al Ahly Shendi 3rd on 42, Al Ittihad 14th on 10. Al Ahly Shendi had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Ittihad 0.38 scored and 1.58 conceded per game, Al Ahly Shendi 1.19 and 0.77, with the league averaging 1.07.
The last-five ledger: Al Ittihad 4/15, Al Ahly Shendi 10/15.
The match was played at Wad Madani Stadium in Wad Madani (capacity 10,000).
