2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 15 | D1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11/15 | 5-1 |
| IFK Göteborg | 15 | D1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9/15 | 14-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2008-08-06
Basel's unbeaten run stood at 10. IFK Göteborg had not lost in 5 games.
St. Jakob-Park in Basel staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,456. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.
