| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Dynamo | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9/15 | 12-9 |
| Central Jersey Spartans | 1 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 22 | -13 |
| Central Jersey Spartans | 12 | 2 | 1 | -2 | LD | 22 | -10 |
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 2010-05-15
Level on 1 points, Carolina Dynamo (9th) and Central Jersey Spartans (12th) met as equals in the table. Salem City's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Carolina Dynamo ran at 1 scored and 1 conceded, Central Jersey Spartans at 0.5 and 1.5.
Macpherson Stadium in Greensboro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,000.
