2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9/15 | 9-12 |
| Yuen Long | 15 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7/15 | 6-9 |
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 | 12 | 14 | 3 | -50 | LLLLL | 12 | 0 |
| Yuen Long | 6 | 20 | 31 | 13 | LLDWL | 8 | -2 |
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 2017-01-20
On paper the standings were lopsided — Yuen Long 6th with 31 points, Hong Kong 12th with 3, 28 apart. Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, Hong Kong ran at 0.5 scored and 4.07 conceded, Yuen Long at 1.8 and 1.15.
Hong Kong Football Club Stadium in Hong Kong, capacity 2,750, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.
