| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konkola Mine Police | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7/15 | 4-5 |
| Nkana | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10/15 | 8-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konkola Mine Police | 14 | 30 | 29 | -17 | WDWDL | 6 | +8 |
| Nkana | 4 | 30 | 52 | 21 | WLWLW | 3 | +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 2014-09-21
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nkana 4th with 52 points, Konkola Mine Police 14th with 29, 23 apart. The last five rounds placed Konkola Mine Police 6th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Konkola Mine Police 0.9 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Nkana 1.67 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.11.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 2-3.
