| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZESCO United | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8/15 | 6-6 |
| Wydad Casablanca | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7/15 | 9-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZESCO United | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | LWDDD | 3 | 0 |
| Wydad Casablanca | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | WDLWD | 2 | -1 |
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 2016-08-24
9 points for ZESCO United (3rd), 11 for Wydad Casablanca (1st): a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: ZESCO United 1.67 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Wydad Casablanca 1 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.11.
The match was played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola (capacity 49,800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: ZESCO United led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
