| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Royals | 9 | D1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3/15 | 7-14 |
| Carolina Dynamo | 11 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8/15 | 16-11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Royals | 15 | 16 | 10 | -17 | LLWLL | 20 | -5 |
| Salem City | 4 | 16 | 32 | 19 | WWLWW | 3 | +1 |
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 2009-06-20
On paper the standings were lopsided — Carolina Dynamo 4th with 32 points, Northern Virginia Royals 15th with 10, 22 apart. The last five rounds placed Northern Virginia Royals no better than 20th for form, against 15th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.68 goals per team per game, Northern Virginia Royals ran at 1.13 scored and 2.19 conceded, Carolina Dynamo at 2.38 and 1.19.
Northern Virginia Royals had not won in 9 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
