2014/2015| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taraba | 12 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/15 | 3-3 |
| Sharks | 15 | D2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6/15 | 3-4 |
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 | 19 | 38 | 37 | -17 | LLDWL | 18 | +1 |
| Sharks | 16 | 38 | 45 | -11 | LWLWL | 13 | +3 |
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 2015-09-02
Taraba went into the game 19th in the table on 37 points; Sharks sat 16th on 45 — an 8-point gap. Against a league average of 1.08 goals per team per game, Taraba ran at 0.79 scored and 1.24 conceded, Sharks at 0.74 and 1.03.
Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000.
