2013/2014| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 15 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6/15 | 4-3 |
| Gombe United | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/15 | 2-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 9 | 38 | 55 | 11 | LWLDL | 16 | -7 |
| Gombe United | 16 | 38 | 50 | 1 | DLWDW | 9 | +7 |
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 2014-09-21
The table read 9th (Dolphins, 55 pts) against 16th (Gombe United, 50 pts), 5 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Dolphins: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Scoring rates set the scale: Dolphins 1.18 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Gombe United 1.11 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.1.
Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000.
