2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern District | 6 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12/15 | 13-7 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | W1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11/15 | 23-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern District | 3 | 30 | 57 | 10 | WDDDW | 4 | -1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 30 | 80 | 96 | WDWWW | 1 | 0 |
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 2018-03-11
On the table this was a mismatch: Hong Kong (1st, 80 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Eastern District (3rd, 57 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Eastern District 2.03 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Hong Kong 3.9 and 0.7, with the league averaging 1.86.
Hong Kong were unbeaten in 5.
The venue was Happy Valley Recreation Ground #1, with room for 6,664 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 10 more goals closed it at 0-10.
