| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkana | 10 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7/15 | 4-4 |
| Lime Hotspurs | 14 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6/15 | 5-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkana | 1 | 30 | 59 | 20 | LLDDW | 12 | -11 |
| Lime Hotspurs | 14 | 30 | 27 | -26 | LLWDW | 8 | +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 2013-09-25
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nkana 1st with 59 points, Lime Hotspurs 14th with 27, 32 apart. Nkana had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Nkana 1.5 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Lime Hotspurs 0.77 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.05.
The match was played at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe (capacity 11,000).
