2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Nampula | 11 | L3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1/15 | 1-7 |
| Textáfrica | 11 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4/15 | 4-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Nampula | 16 | 30 | 20 | -36 | LLLDL | 16 | 0 |
| Textáfrica | 7 | 30 | 42 | -8 | LDLWL | 15 | -8 |
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 2018-08-19
On the table this was a mismatch: Textáfrica (7th, 42 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Sporting Nampula (16th, 20 pts). Textáfrica ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.63/1.83 for Sporting Nampula and 0.87/1.13 for Textáfrica (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.96.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sporting Nampula — three in succession.
