| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3/15 | 7-23 |
| Samoa | 15 | L11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0/15 | 2-23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 3 | 2 | 0 | -4 | LL | 8 | -5 |
| Samoa | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | WW | 8 | -7 |
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 2024-03-20
6 points and 2 places separated them: Tonga 3rd with 0, Samoa 1st with 6. The last five rounds placed Samoa no better than 8th for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Tonga 0.5 scored and 2.5 conceded per game, Samoa 2.5 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.63.
Defeat had followed defeat for Samoa — 11 in succession.
Samoa led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-4 full-time score.
