| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10/15 | 13-7 |
| Annan Athletic | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5/15 | 8-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 724 | 2 | 4 | 3 | WD | 748 | -24 |
| Annan Athletic | 1500 | 3 | 1 | -5 | DLL | 1421 | +79 |
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 2016-07-02
4 points for Crusaders (724th), 1 for Annan Athletic (1500th): a 3-point gap. Annan Athletic had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1421st in the league over the last five rounds against 1500th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Crusaders 2.5 scored and 1 conceded per game, Annan Athletic 1.33 and 3, with the league averaging 1.75.
Crusaders came in having won three on the spin.
The venue was Seaview in Belfast, with room for 3,383 spectators.
