2007/2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Minaa Basra | 1 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 2-0 |
| Furat | 5 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4/15 | 6-10 |
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 Minaa Basra | 10 | 16 | 30 | 9 | WWDDD | 8 | +2 |
| Furat | 23 | 16 | 14 | -16 | LDWLW | 14 | +9 |
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 2008-03-07
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Minaa Basra 10th with 30 points, Furat 23rd with 14, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Furat 14th in the league for form — higher than their 23rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Minaa Basra were scoring 1.19 and conceding 0.63, Furat 1.06 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Basra Sport City Stadium in Basra (capacity 65,000).
