| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Tropics | 4 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9/12 | 5-4 |
| SIMA Aguilas | 7 | W2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13/15 | 10-1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Tropics | 16 | 14 | 27 | 12 | WWLDW | 17 | -1 |
| SIMA Aguilas | 6 | 14 | 32 | 17 | WLWWW | 7 | -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 2018-06-30
In the standings it was Lakeland Tropics 16th on 27 points, SIMA Aguilas 6th on 32 — separated by 5. Against a league average of 1.74 goals per team per game, Lakeland Tropics ran at 1.93 scored and 1.07 conceded, SIMA Aguilas at 1.64 and 0.43.
Lakeland Tropics had won three straight. Defeat had not touched SIMA Aguilas in 5 games.
The match was played at Thomas W. Bryant Stadium in Lakeland (capacity 1,500).
