2007/2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shualah | 8 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3/15 | 4-7 |
| Al Talaba | 4 | W2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8/12 | 6-3 |
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 Shualah | 25 | 22 | 13 | -30 | LDLWL | 21 | +4 |
| Al Talaba | 6 | 22 | 36 | 8 | DDWDW | 8 | -2 |
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 2008-02-22
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Al Talaba (6th, 36 pts) and Al Shualah (25th, 13 pts). Recent form flatters Al Shualah's table spot — 21st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 25th. Per game in the league, Al Shualah were scoring 0.64 and conceding 2, Al Talaba 1.14 and 0.77, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-3.
