| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 15 | L2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1/15 | 4-16 |
| Maldives | 15 | D1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4/15 | 5-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | WWLD | 2 | 0 |
| Maldives | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | LWWL | 3 | 0 |
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 2021-10-01
Nepal went into the game 2nd in the table on 7 points; Maldives sat 3rd on 6 — a 1-point gap.
A win had eluded Nepal for 5 matches.
The venue was Rasmee Dhandu Stadium in Male, with room for 11,850 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
