| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Timbers (USSF) | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5/15 | 5-5 |
| Charleston Battery | 15 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8/15 | 7-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Timbers (USSF) | 9 | 29 | 31 | -6 | LWLLL | 10 | -1 |
| Charleston Battery | 5 | 29 | 40 | -1 | LDLWL | 8 | -3 |
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 2008-09-12
9 points and 4 places separated them: Portland Timbers (USSF) 9th with 31, Charleston Battery 5th with 40. In league terms the two rates read 0.9/1.1 for Portland Timbers (USSF) and 1.14/1.17 for Charleston Battery (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
Providence Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,323. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
