2010/2011| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nasr | 8 | D1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7/15 | 5-7 |
| Al Shat | 9 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6/15 | 6-9 |
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-Nasr | 9 | 14 | 17 | -1 | LLLLL | 16 | -7 |
| Al Shat | 14 | 15 | 12 | -15 | LWLLD | 11 | +3 |
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 2010-08-18
5 points and 5 places separated them: Al-Nasr 9th with 17, Al Shat 14th with 12. Al-Nasr ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Per game in the league, Al-Nasr were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.21, Al Shat 0.8 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Shat — three in succession.
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