| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 15 | L4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1/15 | 3-8 |
| Burundi | 15 | L6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0/15 | 2-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 3 | 2 | 1 | -3 | LD | 4 | -1 |
| Burundi | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | WW | 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 2020-01-16
5 points and 2 places separated them: Mauritius 3rd with 1, Burundi 1st with 6. Scoring rates set the scale: Mauritius 1.5 scored and 3 conceded per game, Burundi 3.5 and 1, with the league averaging 1.67.
Mauritius had been beaten in four straight games. Defeat had followed defeat for Burundi — six in succession.
The venue was Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Burundi led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-4.
