2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCGS Hong Kong Sapling | 7 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6/15 | 8-9 |
| Yuen Long | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5/15 | 6-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCGS Hong Kong Sapling | 10 | 20 | 10 | -31 | WLDLD | 7 | +3 |
| Yuen Long | 6 | 20 | 31 | 13 | LLDWL | 8 | -2 |
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 2017-01-08
Yuen Long, 6th with 31 points, sat 21 points above BCGS Hong Kong Sapling (10th, 10). Scoring rates set the scale: BCGS Hong Kong Sapling 1.2 scored and 2.75 conceded per game, Yuen Long 1.8 and 1.15, with the league averaging 1.71.
BCGS Hong Kong Sapling had lost three in a row.
Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,200. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
