| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jazira | 8 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5/15 | 3-6 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7/15 | 8-9 |
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 Jazira | 793 | 1 | 0 | -2 | L | 657 | +136 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 176 | 9 | 10 | -3 | LLWLL | 338 | -162 |
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 2012-01-10
10 points and 617 places separated them: Al Jazira 793rd with 0, VfL Wolfsburg 176th with 10. VfL Wolfsburg ranked just 338th in the league on five-round form despite their 176th table position. Per game in the league, Al Jazira were scoring 1 and conceding 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.22 and 1.56, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,056.
