| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCAT | 15 | L2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5/15 | 3-6 |
| Stella | 11 | D5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5/15 | 5-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCAT | 4 | 12 | 19 | 3 | DDWLD | 9 | -5 |
| Stella | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1 | DDDDW | 6 | 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 2012-08-26
JCAT went into the game 4th in the table on 19 points; Stella sat 6th on 16 — a 3-point gap. JCAT ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: JCAT 0.92 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Stella 0.75 and 0.67, with the league averaging 0.9.
Stella arrived off five consecutive draws.
The venue was Parc des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, with room for 9,000 spectators.
