2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 15 | W5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15/15 | 24-2 |
| Shatin | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1 | 30 | 80 | 96 | WDWWW | 1 | 0 |
| Shatin | 2 | 30 | 63 | 34 | WDLWW | 2 | 0 |
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 2018-05-02
On the table this was a mismatch: Hong Kong (1st, 80 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Shatin (2nd, 63 pts). Per game in the league, Hong Kong were scoring 3.9 and conceding 0.7, Shatin 2.2 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.86 goals per team per game.
Hong Kong arrived on a run of five straight wins.
The match was played at Hong Kong Football Club Stadium (capacity 2,750). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
