2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salahaddin | 15 | L2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3/15 | 6-10 |
| Al Masafi | 7 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10/15 | 10-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salahaddin | 32 | 33 | 25 | -24 | LDLLD | 34 | -2 |
| Al Masafi | 15 | 33 | 48 | 2 | LLDWD | 26 | -11 |
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 2010-06-25
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Masafi 15th with 48 points, Salahaddin 32nd with 25, 23 apart. The last five rounds placed Al Masafi no better than 26th for form, against 15th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Salahaddin 0.82 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Al Masafi 1.21 and 1.15, with the league averaging 1.08.
Salahaddin had gone 9 games without a win. Over the last five, Salahaddin had taken 3 of 15 points to Al Masafi's 10.
