| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 15 | L6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0/15 | 4-13 |
| Benin | 15 | W2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8/15 | 6-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 62 | 3 | 1 | -6 | LLD | 147 | -85 |
| Benin | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | DDWWD | 147 | -140 |
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 2017-11-08
Congo went into the game 62nd in the table on 1 points; Benin sat 7th on 9 — an 8-point gap. Benin ranked just 147th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Against a league average of 2.26 goals per team per game, Congo ran at 1 scored and 3 conceded, Benin at 2 and 1.83.
Congo had been beaten in six straight games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Congo, 8/15 for Benin.
The venue was Stade de l’Unité in Brazzaville.
