| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7/15 | 29-8 |
| Al Shabab | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5/15 | 8-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | 6 | 13 | 31 | 66 | WWWLW | 30 | -24 |
| Al Shabab | 338 | 3 | 4 | -1 | LDW | 285 | +53 |
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 2012-07-18
Al Shabab, 338th on 4 points, faced a 27-point deficit to Mechelen (6th, 31). Recent form flatters Al Shabab's table spot — 285th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 338th. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Mechelen ran at 5.62 scored and 0.54 conceded, Al Shabab at 1.33 and 1.67.
The venue was Argos Oil Stadion Achter de Kazerne in Mechelen.
