2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maniema Union | 8 | D3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4/15 | 5-6 |
| Virunga | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9/15 | 6-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maniema Union | 1 | 14 | 26 | 12 | LDDWW | 21 | -20 |
| Virunga | 5 | 14 | 20 | 0 | WLLWL | 21 | -16 |
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 2018-02-27
26 points for Maniema Union (1st), 20 for Virunga (5th): a 6-point gap. Maniema Union had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Maniema Union ran at 1.71 scored and 0.86 conceded, Virunga at 1.14 and 1.14.
Level finishes had become the habit for Maniema Union: three in a row.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
