| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10/15 | 11-6 |
| Sohar | 6 | W3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13/15 | 10-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit | 15 | 12 | 20 | 17 | DLDLW | 2290 | -2275 |
| Sohar | 1493 | 1 | 0 | -13 | L | 2290 | -797 |
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 2017-01-17
Sohar, 1493rd on 0 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Zenit (15th, 20). Zenit ranked just 2290th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. Per game in the league, Zenit were scoring 2.25 and conceding 0.83, Sohar 1 and 14, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Sohar came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Saint Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, with room for 68,000 spectators.
