| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaria | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6/15 | 6-7 |
| Petrocub | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7/15 | 8-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 6349 | 8 | 28 | 22 | -20 | LLLDL | 8 | 0 |
| Petrocub | 3 | 28 | 45 | 8 | DWWLL | 4 | -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 2018-10-27
On paper the standings were lopsided — Petrocub 3rd with 45 points, Zaria 8th with 22, 23 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Zaria 0.93 scored and 1.64 conceded per game, Petrocub 1.32 and 1.04, with the league averaging 1.18.
Stadionul Sătesc in Suruceni staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Petrocub led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
