2013/2014| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 15 | W3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10/15 | 3-4 |
| Heartland | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6/15 | 4-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 9 | 38 | 55 | 11 | LWLDL | 16 | -7 |
| Heartland | 8 | 38 | 55 | 9 | WDDWL | 9 | -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 2014-08-06
Both sides brought 55 points into this one — Dolphins 9th, Heartland 8th. The last five rounds placed Dolphins no better than 16th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Dolphins 1.18 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Heartland 0.95 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.1.
Dolphins had won three straight.
The venue was Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, with room for 25,000 spectators.
