2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goa | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7/15 | 19-6 |
| Gujarat | 8 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6/15 | 17-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goa | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | WW | 4 | -2 |
| Gujarat | 5 | 2 | 1 | -7 | DL | 25 | -20 |
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 2018-01-11
Goa went into the game 2nd in the table on 6 points; Gujarat sat 5th on 1 — a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Gujarat: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Goa 11 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Gujarat 3 and 6.5, with the league averaging 1.86.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 9 more goals closed it at 8-1.
