2004/2005| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 4 | W4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12/12 | 10-4 |
| Rangers | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10/15 | 10-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | WWWL | 2 | -1 |
| Rangers | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | WWLL | 22 | -18 |
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 2004-12-01
9 points for AZ (1st), 6 for Rangers (4th): a 3-point gap. Rangers ranked just 22nd in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, AZ were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.75, Rangers 2 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with AZ, winners of their last four. Rangers arrived on a run of three straight wins.
