2020/2021| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Cosmos | 15 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10/15 | 9-6 |
| Detroit City | 5 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5/15 | 8-14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Cosmos | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | DWDL | 10 | -6 |
| Detroit City | 1 | 8 | 20 | 11 | DWWDW | 12 | -11 |
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 2020-09-09
On the table this was a mismatch: Detroit City (1st, 20 pts) held a 15-point advantage over NY Cosmos (4th, 5 pts). On recent form Detroit City sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: NY Cosmos 1.25 scored and 1 conceded per game, Detroit City 1.75 and 0.38, with the league averaging 1.13.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
