| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria U21 | 3 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4/9 | 6-6 |
| Scotland U21 | 2 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4/6 | 5-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria U21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | LDWLW | 25 | -21 |
| Scotland U21 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | WDDWL | 21 | -19 |
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 2012-09-10
Austria U21 went into the game 4th in the table on 11 points; Scotland U21 sat 2nd on 13 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Austria U21 no better than 25th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Austria U21 were scoring 1.88 and conceding 1.75, Scotland U21 2 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
On the scoreboard, Austria U21 led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
