2022/2023| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 15 | W2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13/15 | 11-1 |
| Karnataka | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12/15 | 21-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | WWDWW | 10 | -9 |
| Karnataka | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | WWWWL | 17 | -15 |
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 2023-02-10
Punjab went into the game 1st in the table on 13 points; Karnataka sat 2nd on 12 — a 1-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Karnataka: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.73 goals per team per game, Punjab ran at 2.2 scored and 0.2 conceded, Karnataka at 4.2 and 1.
6 matches unbeaten backed Punjab's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
