Match Report
In the standings it was Old Edwardians 4th on 52 points, East End Lions 5th on 50 — separated by 2. Old Edwardians had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Old Edwardians 1.18 scored and 0.7 conceded per game, East End Lions 1.47 and 1, with the league averaging 1.01.
East End Lions were unbeaten in 7.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Old Edwardians have 1 win to East End Lions's 4, with 3 draws, at 1 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 13% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Sierra Leone Football Academy, with room for 3,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Old Edwardians led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Old Edwardians: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · East End Lions: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Old Edwardians 38% · East End Lions 62% · Total shots: 8-18 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 3-8