| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONGC | 9 | D4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7/15 | 7-6 |
| Arrows | 9 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 7-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONGC | 10 | 26 | 31 | -10 | DDLDL | 11 | -1 |
| Arrows | 12 | 26 | 23 | -20 | WLLLL | 11 | +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 2013-01-05
ONGC went into the game 10th in the table on 31 points; Arrows sat 12th on 23 — an 8-point gap. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, ONGC ran at 1.15 scored and 1.54 conceded, Arrows at 0.96 and 1.73.
Four consecutive draws preceded this one for ONGC.
Dr. Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: ONGC led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
