| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7/15 | 4-2 |
| Congo | 15 | L5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0/15 | 3-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — |
| Congo | 4 | 6 | 2 | -7 | — |
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-10-08
11 points and 3 places separated them: Egypt 1st with 13, Congo 4th with 2.
Defeat had followed defeat for Congo — five in succession. The last-five ledger: Egypt 7/15, Congo 0/15.
Borg El Arab Stadium in Borg El Arab, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
