| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostov | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10/15 | 10-4 |
| Etoile du Sahel | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8/15 | 9-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostov | 152 | 8 | 11 | 0 | WWLLD | 158 | -6 |
| Etoile du Sahel | 566 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 532 | +34 |
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 2012-01-19
10 points and 414 places separated them: Rostov 152nd with 11, Etoile du Sahel 566th with 1. Etoile du Sahel ranked 532nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 566th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Rostov 1.25 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Etoile du Sahel 1 and 1, with the league averaging 1.57.
Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai, capacity 12,000, hosted the game.
