2011/2012| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotspurs | 3 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4/9 | 7-7 |
| Orlando Pirates | 15 | D1 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 11/15 | 11-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotspurs | 12 | 22 | 14 | -28 | LLLDL | 12 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 9 | 22 | 24 | 0 | LDLDL | 11 | -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 2012-02-09
Hotspurs went into the game 12th in the table on 14 points; Orlando Pirates sat 9th on 24 — a 10-point gap. Per game in the league, Hotspurs were scoring 1.05 and conceding 2.32, Orlando Pirates 1.18 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Orlando Pirates in 12 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The venue was Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek, with room for 25,000 spectators.
