2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanchai | 15 | L9 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 0/15 | 4-16 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12/15 | 17-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanchai | 16 | 30 | 6 | -88 | LDLLL | 16 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 30 | 80 | 96 | WDWWW | 1 | 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 2018-04-15
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hong Kong 1st with 80 points, Wanchai 16th with 6, 74 apart. Against a league average of 1.86 goals per team per game, Wanchai ran at 0.63 scored and 3.57 conceded, Hong Kong at 3.9 and 0.7.
Wanchai had lost nine in a row. Wanchai had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Hong Kong, 12.
The match was played at Happy Valley Recreation Ground #1 in Hong Kong (capacity 6,664).
