| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichrut | 13 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6/15 | 5-8 |
| Highlanders | 15 | W1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11/15 | 5-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichrut | 15 | 34 | 36 | -7 | LDLLW | 13 | +2 |
| Highlanders | 5 | 35 | 54 | 6 | LWWWD | 2 | +3 |
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 2018-08-18
On the table this was a mismatch: Highlanders (5th, 54 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Nichrut (15th, 36 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.18 for Nichrut and 1.03/0.86 for Highlanders (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.
Highlanders had not lost in 8 games.
Ascot Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
