| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smouha | 13 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7/15 | 5-6 |
| ZESCO United | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7/15 | 6-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smouha | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | DW | 16 | -11 |
| ZESCO United | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | LWLDW | 16 | -11 |
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 2017-06-30
4 points for Smouha (5th), 10 for ZESCO United (5th): a 6-point gap. Smouha had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Smouha 0.5 scored and 0 conceded per game, ZESCO United 1 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.22.
Borg El Arab Stadium in Borg El Arab, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
