| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan AC | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9/15 | 10-7 |
| United | 9 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/15 | 6-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan AC | 4 | 26 | 47 | 19 | DDWDW | 4 | 0 |
| United | 7 | 26 | 42 | 9 | LWDWL | 8 | -1 |
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 2012-01-22
In the standings it was Mohun Bagan AC 4th on 47 points, United 7th on 42 — separated by 5. In league terms the two rates read 1.96/1.23 for Mohun Bagan AC and 1.58/1.23 for United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
