| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elman | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/15 | 6-5 |
| Gasco | 13 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elman | 5 | 22 | 37 | 15 | LLWWW | 2 | +3 |
| Gasco | 11 | 22 | 16 | -29 | DLLDW | 9 | +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 2025-04-12
On paper the standings were lopsided — Elman 5th with 37 points, Gasco 11th with 16, 21 apart. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Elman ran at 1.45 scored and 0.77 conceded, Gasco at 1.36 and 2.68.
Defeat had followed defeat for Gasco — three in succession.
The match was played at Muqdisho Stadium (capacity 35,000).
