| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar | 5 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4/15 | 3-7 |
| Rwanda | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10/15 | 10-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | WWDL | 2 | 0 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | LLDW | 6 | -2 |
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 2017-12-05
3 points and 2 places separated them: Zanzibar 2nd with 7, Rwanda 4th with 4. Scoring rates set the scale: Zanzibar 1.25 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Rwanda 1.25 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.31.
Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Zanzibar, 10/15 for Rwanda.
Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos, capacity 3,000, hosted the game.
