| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varketili | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7/15 | 9-8 |
| Sulori | 15 | L5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0/15 | 5-14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varketili | 13 | 38 | 47 | 0 | WWLWL | 6 | +7 |
| Sulori | 18 | 38 | 36 | -39 | LWLWL | 12 | +6 |
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 2018-10-06
Varketili went into the game 13th in the table on 47 points; Sulori sat 18th on 36 — an 11-point gap. Varketili had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Varketili 1.53 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Sulori 1 and 2.03, with the league averaging 1.43.
Sulori arrived off five straight defeats. Over the last five, Varketili had taken 7 of 15 points to Sulori's 0.
