| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Shenxin | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7/15 | 7-8 |
| MC Alger | 15 | W3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11/15 | 11-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Shenxin | 974 | 3 | 1 | -4 | LDL | 1765 | -791 |
| MC Alger | 530 | 1 | 3 | 2 | W | 926 | -396 |
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 2017-01-04
2 points and 444 places separated them: Shanghai Shenxin 974th with 1, MC Alger 530th with 3. Shanghai Shenxin ranked just 1765th in the league on five-round form despite their 974th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Shanghai Shenxin 0.33 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, MC Alger 2 and 0, with the league averaging 1.64.
MC Alger entered with three wins in a row.
The match was played at Jinshan Soccer Stadium in Shanghai (capacity 30,000).
