2022/2023
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranborne Bullets | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5/15 | 3-4 |
| Manica | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7/15 | 5-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranborne Bullets | 18 | 34 | 27 | -17 | WLDLL | 14 | +4 |
| Manica | 2 | 34 | 58 | 19 | LWDWD | 5 | -3 |
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 2023-11-11
On paper the standings were lopsided — Manica 2nd with 58 points, Cranborne Bullets 18th with 27, 31 apart. Cranborne Bullets had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall.
The match was played at National Sports Stadium in Harare (capacity 5,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
