| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manica | 13 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10/15 | 7-2 |
| Harare City | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5/15 | 4-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manica | 10 | 34 | 45 | 3 | LWDDD | 9 | +1 |
| Harare City | 15 | 34 | 35 | -8 | DLDWW | 6 | +9 |
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 2022-10-23
Harare City (15th, 35 pts) visited Manica (10th, 45 pts) with 10 points between them. The last five rounds placed Harare City 6th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Manica were scoring 0.91 and conceding 0.82, Harare City 0.71 and 0.94, against a competition average of 0.97 goals per team per game.
The venue was Sakubva Stadium in Mutare, with room for 20,000 spectators.
