2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wehda | 7 | D1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5/15 | 9-9 |
| Al Jazeera | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3/15 | 4-12 |
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-Wehda | 16 | 30 | 11 | -40 | DWLLL | 10 | +6 |
| Al Jazeera | 15 | 30 | 26 | -28 | LLLWL | 14 | +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 2009-05-01
15 points separated the sides: Al Jazeera 15th on 26, Al-Wehda 16th on 11. Al-Wehda had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Wehda 0.83 scored and 2.17 conceded per game, Al Jazeera 0.7 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.2.
11 June Stadium in Tripoli staged the fixture, a ground that holds 67,000.
