2013/2014| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taraba | 2 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6/6 | 3-0 |
| Nembe City | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/15 | 4-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taraba | 12 | 38 | 53 | -6 | LWDWW | 4 | +8 |
| Nembe City | 20 | 37 | 28 | -48 | LLLLL | 20 | 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 2014-08-17
On paper the standings were lopsided — Taraba 12th with 53 points, Nembe City 20th with 28, 25 apart. Recent form flatters Taraba's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Taraba were scoring 0.92 and conceding 1.08, Nembe City 0.62 and 1.92, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo (capacity 30,000).
