| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arema | 12 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8/15 | 8-4 |
| Sai Gon | 8 | L3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arema | 23 | 6 | 7 | 0 | WWLLL | 19 | +4 |
| Sai Gon | 24 | 6 | 7 | -2 | LLLWW | 19 | +5 |
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 2012-05-08
Both sides brought 7 points into this one — Arema 23rd, Sai Gon 24th. The last five rounds placed Sai Gon 19th in the league for form — higher than their 24th in the standings. Per game in the league, Arema were scoring 2 and conceding 2, Sai Gon 1.67 and 2, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
Sai Gon entered with three losses in a row.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 8 more goals closed it at 6-2.
