| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitipa United | 7 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/15 | 4-8 |
| EPAC United | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitipa United | 13 | 30 | 32 | -16 | LWLLD | 10 | +3 |
| EPAC United | 5 | 30 | 44 | 6 | WDWLL | 6 | -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 2019-09-08
Chitipa United went into the game 13th in the table on 32 points; EPAC United sat 5th on 44 — a 12-point gap. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, Chitipa United ran at 1.03 scored and 1.57 conceded, EPAC United at 1.27 and 1.07.
Karonga Stadium in Karonga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, Chitipa United led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
