| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12/15 | 9-5 |
| Australia | W3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13/15 | 11-4 |
Computed over each team's last 14 finished games before kickoff.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | WDW | 5 | -4 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | WLD | 15 | -13 |
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 2006-06-26
3 points and 1 places separated them: Italy 1st with 7, Australia 2nd with 4. Australia had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 2nd in the table.
Momentum sat with Australia, winners of their last three, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
