2004/2005| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6/15 | 6-7 |
| Hearts | 12 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4/15 | 5-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | DLWW | 11 | -8 |
| Hearts | 5 | 4 | 3 | -4 | LLWL | 32 | -27 |
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 2004-11-24
Basel went into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Hearts sat 5th on 3 — a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hearts: only 32nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Basel 1.25 scored and 1 conceded per game, Hearts 0.5 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.41.
