| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/15 | 4-8 |
| JCT FC | 13 | L2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1/15 | 2-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 2 | 26 | 51 | 23 | WLLDW | 5 | -3 |
| JCT FC | 11 | 26 | 24 | -18 | WLDLL | 12 | -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 2011-03-09
The table gap was wide: 27 points between East Bengal (2nd, 51 pts) and JCT FC (11th, 24 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: East Bengal 1.69 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, JCT FC 0.65 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.34.
JCT FC had not won in 5 games.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata staged the fixture, a ground that holds 85,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: East Bengal led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
