2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Abuja | 10 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5/15 | 2-3 |
| Niger Tornadoes | 1 | D1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0-0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Abuja | 20 | 38 | 37 | -15 | LDLLL | 20 | 0 |
| Niger Tornadoes | 6 | 38 | 56 | 6 | DWLLW | 10 | -4 |
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 2009-03-22
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Niger Tornadoes (6th, 56 pts) and FC Abuja (20th, 37 pts). Recent form told a different story for Niger Tornadoes: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, FC Abuja were scoring 0.61 and conceding 1, Niger Tornadoes 0.97 and 0.82, against a competition average of 0.92 goals per team per game.
