| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South China | 15 | D2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6/15 | 3-5 |
| Kelantan | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9/15 | 7-7 |
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 China | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | WDWLL | 17 | +5 |
| Kelantan Red Warrior | 28 | 6 | 3 | -10 | LLLLW | 26 | +2 |
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 2014-04-22
4 points and 6 places separated them: South China 22nd with 7, Kelantan 28th with 3. South China's recent output outran their position: 17th on form over five rounds, 22nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, South China ran at 1.83 scored and 1.83 conceded, Kelantan at 1.5 and 3.17.
Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, South China led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
