| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energetik Pavlodar | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/15 | 4-5 |
| Irtysh | 12 | D1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 9/15 | 11-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energetik Pavlodar | 15 | 30 | 23 | -22 | DWWLD | 5 | +10 |
| Irtysh | 3 | 30 | 62 | 30 | DDWWL | 5 | -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 2008-08-31
39 points separated the sides: Irtysh 3rd on 62, Energetik Pavlodar 15th on 23. Recent form flatters Energetik Pavlodar's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Energetik Pavlodar ran at 0.7 scored and 1.43 conceded, Irtysh at 1.93 and 0.93.
Irtysh had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
