| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod Crusaders | 13 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 7-5 |
| Vermont Voltage | 11 | W4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod Crusaders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 71 | -69 |
| Vermont Voltage | 30 | 16 | 25 | -2 | WWWWL | 6 | +24 |
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 2008-07-20
Cape Cod Crusaders, 2nd on 1 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Vermont Voltage (30th, 25). Cape Cod Crusaders's recent output lagged their position: 71st on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, Cape Cod Crusaders ran at 0 scored and 0 conceded, Vermont Voltage at 1.75 and 1.88.
Vermont Voltage had won four straight.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
