| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nil | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/15 | 3-5 |
| Merreikh El-Fasher | 5 | W2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10/15 | 8-9 |
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 Nil | 13 | 26 | 17 | -28 | LLDLL | 14 | -1 |
| Merreikh El-Fasher | 4 | 26 | 40 | 2 | WDDLW | 4 | 0 |
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 2014-09-22
On the table this was a mismatch: Merreikh El-Fasher (4th, 40 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Al Nil (13th, 17 pts). Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Al Nil ran at 0.42 scored and 1.5 conceded, Merreikh El-Fasher at 1.15 and 1.08.
The match was played at Al-Hasaheisa Stadium (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-3.
