| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Hotspurs | 15 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7/15 | 5-7 |
| Konkola Blades | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8/15 | 3-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Hotspurs | 14 | 30 | 27 | -26 | LLWDW | 8 | +6 |
| Konkola Blades | 7 | 30 | 44 | 0 | WWDWL | 1 | +6 |
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 2013-10-19
Lime Hotspurs, 14th on 27 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Konkola Blades (7th, 44). The last five rounds placed Lime Hotspurs 8th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Per game in the league, Lime Hotspurs were scoring 0.77 and conceding 1.63, Konkola Blades 0.97 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
Dag Hammerskjold Stadium in Ndola staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,000.
