| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Merreikh | 7 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8/15 | 7-4 |
| Kano Pillars | 8 | W2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11/15 | 8-5 |
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 Merreikh | 8 | 5 | 2 | -5 | DLLLD | 8 | 0 |
| Kano Pillars | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | WLWWD | 1 | +1 |
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 2009-09-19
9 points and 6 places separated them: Al Merreikh 8th with 2, Kano Pillars 2nd with 11. In league terms the two rates read 1/2 for Al Merreikh and 1.67/1.33 for Kano Pillars (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Kano Pillars had not lost in 8 games.
Al-Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman, capacity 43,645, hosted the game.
