| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Rangers | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6/15 | 3-3 |
| Roan United | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10/15 | 9-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Rangers | 16 | 30 | 18 | -23 | DLLLL | 16 | 0 |
| Roan United | 9 | 30 | 41 | 3 | DDWWL | 5 | +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 2013-10-19
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Roan United (9th, 41 pts) and Forest Rangers (16th, 18 pts). On the form table Roan United stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Forest Rangers 0.67 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Roan United 1.07 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.05.
The match was played at Dola Hill Stadium in Ndola (capacity 23,000).
