| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 15 | W2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11/15 | 13-4 |
| Mauritania | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/15 | 4-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 27 | 6 | 7 | 2 | LDDWD | 25 | +2 |
| Mauritania | 22 | 6 | 8 | 1 | WWDLD | 16 | +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 2016-09-02
The table read 27th (South Africa, 7 pts) against 22nd (Mauritania, 8 pts), 1 points apart. The last five rounds placed Mauritania 16th in the league for form — higher than their 22nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, South Africa ran at 1.33 scored and 1 conceded, Mauritania at 1 and 0.83.
South Africa's unbeaten run stood at 15.
The venue was Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, with room for 28,900 spectators.
