| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwangwa United | 15 | L4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3/15 | 5-13 |
| EPAC United | 15 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwangwa United | 14 | 30 | 30 | -21 | WLWDL | 6 | +8 |
| 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 2019-09-01
EPAC United (5th, 44 pts) visited Dwangwa United (14th, 30 pts) with 14 points between them. On the form table Dwangwa United stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Dwangwa United 1.03 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, EPAC United 1.27 and 1.07, with the league averaging 1.18.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Dwangwa United.
The match was played at Chitowe Stadium in Nkhotakota (capacity 1,000).
