2007/2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ershad | 7 | L6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0/15 | 4-10 |
| Al Ahed | 4 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5/12 | 9-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ershad | 11 | 22 | 16 | -11 | LLLLW | 10 | +1 |
| Al Ahed | 1 | 22 | 49 | 26 | WWWWW | 1 | 0 |
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 2008-04-26
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Ahed 1st with 49 points, Al Ershad 11th with 16, 33 apart. Per game in the league, Al Ershad were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.64, Al Ahed 1.86 and 0.68, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Ershad — six in succession.
