| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 15 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8/15 | 9-7 |
| Sai Gon | 13 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7/15 | 8-12 |
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 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | WDWWD | 8 | -3 |
| Sai Gon | 20 | 6 | 8 | -3 | LDLWD | 22 | -2 |
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 2013-04-30
East Bengal went into the game 5th in the table on 14 points; Sai Gon sat 20th on 8 — a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: East Bengal 2.17 scored and 1 conceded per game, Sai Gon 1.5 and 2, with the league averaging 1.71.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata, capacity 26,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: East Bengal led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.
