| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dong Nai | 11 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7/15 | 6-8 |
| Ninh Binh | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3/15 | 4-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dong Nai | 8 | 23 | 26 | -1 | LLWLL | 11 | -3 |
| Ninh Binh | 13 | 8 | 7 | -5 | DLLDD | 11 | +2 |
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 2014-01-11
On paper the standings were lopsided — Dong Nai 8th with 26 points, Ninh Binh 13th with 7, 19 apart. Per game in the league, Dong Nai were scoring 1.78 and conceding 1.83, Ninh Binh 1.75 and 2.38, against a competition average of 1.78 goals per team per game.
Sân vận động Đồng Nai staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
