2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCGS Hong Kong Sapling | 13 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3/15 | 6-14 |
| Kitchee | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8/15 | 10-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCGS Hong Kong Sapling | 10 | 20 | 10 | -31 | WLDLD | 7 | +3 |
| Kitchee | 1 | 20 | 51 | 46 | WWWWW | 1 | 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 2017-04-02
On the table this was a mismatch: Kitchee (1st, 51 pts) held a 41-point advantage over BCGS Hong Kong Sapling (10th, 10 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: BCGS Hong Kong Sapling 1.2 scored and 2.75 conceded per game, Kitchee 2.7 and 0.4, with the league averaging 1.71.
Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 1-5.
