2014/2015| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobi Stars | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12/15 | 7-2 |
| Taraba | 8 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12/15 | 7-1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobi Stars | 14 | 38 | 47 | -5 | LWWDL | 9 | +5 |
| Taraba | 19 | 38 | 37 | -17 | LLDWL | 18 | +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 2015-08-16
Taraba (19th, 37 pts) visited Lobi Stars (14th, 47 pts) with 10 points between them. Lobi Stars's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Per game in the league, Lobi Stars were scoring 0.89 and conceding 1.03, Taraba 0.79 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Lobi Stars.
Emmanuel Atoung Stadium in Katsina Ala staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000.
