| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea DPR | 15 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6/15 | 4-4 |
| Laos | 14 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3/15 | 6-16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea DPR | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 143 | -108 |
| Laos | 57 | 4 | 1 | -5 | LLLD | 143 | -86 |
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 2013-02-06
Both sides brought 1 points into this one — Korea DPR 35th, Laos 57th. Korea DPR had been under-performing their position — 143rd on five-round form against 35th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Korea DPR 0 scored and 0 conceded per game, Laos 0.75 and 2, with the league averaging 1.27.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Laos.
The match was played at Kunming Tuodong Sports Center in Kunming (capacity 40,000).
