| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa W | 2 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/6 | 0-1 |
| Hungary W | 4 | L3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1/12 | 4-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa W | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | DWD | 4 | -2 |
| Hungary W | 4 | 3 | 1 | -3 | LLD | 11 | -7 |
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 2018-03-02
In the standings it was South Africa W 2nd on 5 points, Hungary W 4th on 1 — separated by 4. The last five rounds placed Hungary W no better than 11th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 0.89 goals per team per game, South Africa W ran at 0.33 scored and 0 conceded, Hungary W at 0.33 and 1.33.
Hungary W arrived off three straight defeats.
Stadio Tasos Markou in Paralimni, capacity 5,800, hosted the game.
