| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/15 | 5-5 |
| Malawi | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8/15 | 4-1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | DWWLW | 183 | -180 |
| Malawi | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | WD | 147 | -122 |
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 2017-09-04
10 points for Togo (3rd), 4 for Malawi (25th): a 6-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Togo: only 183rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Togo 2.8 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Malawi 2 and 1, with the league averaging 2.26.
