| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Tornados | 2 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3/6 | 3-3 |
| Laredo Heat | 6 | D1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13/15 | 7-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW Tornados | 42 | 16 | 21 | -3 | DWLWW | 12 | +30 |
| Laredo Heat | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | WW | 39 | -38 |
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 2008-05-31
On the table this was a mismatch: DFW Tornados (42nd, 21 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Laredo Heat (1st, 6 pts). Laredo Heat's recent output lagged their position: 39th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, DFW Tornados were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.25, Laredo Heat 2.5 and 1, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
Laredo Heat were unbeaten in 6.
The match was played at Pizza Hut Park in Texas (capacity 21,193).
