2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 15 | D2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6/15 | 7-7 |
| Metalist | 9 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10/15 | 9-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 5 | 4 | 1 | -7 | DLLL | 5 | 0 |
| Metalist | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | DWWW | 1 | 0 |
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 2008-12-18
Benfica went into the game 5th in the table on 1 points; Metalist sat 1st on 10 — a 9-point gap.
The venue was Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon, with room for 64,642 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
