| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Battery | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8/15 | 6-4 |
| Rochester Rhinos | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12/15 | 9-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Battery | 5 | 29 | 40 | -1 | LDLWL | 8 | -3 |
| Rochester Rhinos | 4 | 28 | 41 | 4 | WWWWL | 1 | +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 2008-09-28
40 points for Charleston Battery (5th), 41 for Rochester Rhinos (4th): a 1-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.14/1.17 for Charleston Battery and 1.21/1.07 for Rochester Rhinos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
Rochester Rhinos entered with three wins in a row.
The venue was MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, with room for 5,113 spectators. Charleston Battery led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
