| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Eagles | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/15 | 5-8 |
| Mthatha Bucks | 15 | L3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Eagles | 11 | 2 | 1 | -1 | LD | 10 | +1 |
| Mthatha Bucks | 10 | 2 | 1 | -2 | LD | 10 | 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 2018-05-06
Level on 1 points, Super Eagles (11th) and Mthatha Bucks (10th) met as equals in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/2 for Super Eagles and 0.5/1.5 for Mthatha Bucks (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.21.
Mthatha Bucks had been beaten in three straight games.
Goble Park Stadium in Bethlehem, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Super Eagles led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
