| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Phantoms | 14 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 8/15 | 8-6 |
| Cape Cod Crusaders | 11 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7/15 | 7-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Phantoms | 54 | 16 | 13 | -14 | DLLLL | 71 | -17 |
| Cape Cod Crusaders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 71 | -69 |
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 2008-07-08
12 points and 52 places separated them: New Hampshire Phantoms 54th with 13, Cape Cod Crusaders 2nd with 1. Cape Cod Crusaders's recent output lagged their position: 71st on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: New Hampshire Phantoms 0.88 scored and 1.75 conceded per game, Cape Cod Crusaders 0 and 0, with the league averaging 1.62.
The match was played at Stadium at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth (capacity 1,200).
