| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cary Clarets | 5 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10/15 | 13-4 |
| Fredericksburg Gunners | 14 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5/15 | 7-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cary Clarets | 6 | 16 | 30 | 12 | DLWWL | 10 | -4 |
| Fredericksburg Gunners | 14 | 16 | 12 | -21 | LWLLL | 20 | -6 |
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 2009-07-07
On the table this was a mismatch: Cary Clarets (6th, 30 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Fredericksburg Gunners (14th, 12 pts). Fredericksburg Gunners had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cary Clarets 1.75 scored and 1 conceded per game, Fredericksburg Gunners 0.88 and 2.19, with the league averaging 1.68.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
