2012| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motema Pembe | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 5-3 |
| Nkoy | 10 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3/15 | 2-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motema Pembe | 3 | 23 | 55 | 36 | WWLLW | 5 | -2 |
| Nkoy | 14 | 23 | 12 | -41 | LLLLL | 14 | 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 2012-10-09
On paper the standings were lopsided — Motema Pembe 3rd with 55 points, Nkoy 14th with 12, 43 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Motema Pembe 1.83 scored and 0.26 conceded per game, Nkoy 0.43 and 2.22, with the league averaging 1.17.
Nkoy had been beaten in three straight games.
The venue was Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte in Kinshasa, with room for 50,000 spectators.
