| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Pumas | 1 | D1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0-0 |
| Carolina Dynamo | 6 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9/15 | 15-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Pumas | 66 | 16 | 3 | -53 | LLLLL | 76 | -10 |
| Salem City | 38 | 16 | 23 | 4 | LLLWL | 58 | -20 |
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 2008-05-17
On paper the standings were lopsided — Carolina Dynamo 38th with 23 points, Palm Beach Pumas 66th with 3, 20 apart. Salem City's recent output lagged their position: 58th on form over five rounds while 38th in the table. Per game in the league, Palm Beach Pumas were scoring 0.56 and conceding 3.88, Carolina Dynamo 2.19 and 1.94, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
