2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taliya | 15 | W3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11/15 | 4-1 |
| Al Jaish | 15 | W2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8/15 | 5-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taliya | 5 | 30 | 45 | -2 | WDLWL | 11 | -6 |
| Al Jaish | 7 | 18 | 39 | 19 | DWDWW | 1 | +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 2018-04-15
The table read 5th (Taliya, 45 pts) against 7th (Al Jaish, 39 pts), 6 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Taliya: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Taliya 0.97 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Al Jaish 1.61 and 0.56, with the league averaging 1.17.
Taliya had won three straight.
The venue was Al Baladi Stadium in Hama, with room for 25,000 spectators.
