| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Voltage | 6 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7/15 | 9-6 |
| Brooklyn Knights | 4 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5/12 | 5-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Voltage | 30 | 16 | 25 | -2 | WWWWL | 6 | +24 |
| Brooklyn Knights | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | DL | 71 | -68 |
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 2008-05-23
On paper the standings were lopsided — Vermont Voltage 30th with 25 points, Brooklyn Knights 3rd with 1, 24 apart. The last five rounds placed Brooklyn Knights no better than 71st for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.75/1.88 for Vermont Voltage and 0/0.5 for Brooklyn Knights (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.62.
The match was played at Collins-Perley Sports Complex in St. Albans (capacity 3,000).
