| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea W | 12 | W4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13/15 | 11-4 |
| Italy W | 15 | W5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15/15 | 16-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea W | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | WWW | 1 | 0 |
| Italy W | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | WWW | 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 2019-03-06
North Korea W and Italy W went into the game level on 9 points, 1st against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: North Korea W 3 scored and 1 conceded per game, Italy W 4 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.81.
Momentum sat with North Korea W, winners of their last four. Momentum sat with Italy W, winners of their last five, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The venue was Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos in Larnaca, with room for 10,230 spectators.
