| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutare City | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/15 | 4-16 |
| Kariba | 15 | W2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11/15 | 6-1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutare City | 17 | 34 | 23 | -31 | LLLDL | 17 | 0 |
| Kariba | 6 | 35 | 52 | 4 | LWWDD | 7 | -1 |
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 2018-09-26
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kariba 6th with 52 points, Mutare City 17th with 23, 29 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Mutare City 0.71 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Kariba 0.86 and 0.74, with the league averaging 1.
Kariba were unbeaten in 8.
Sakubva Stadium in Mutare, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
