2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szolnoki Spartacus | 5 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12/15 | 11-4 |
| Érdi VSE | 3 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6/9 | 5-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szolnoki Spartacus | 2 | 30 | 62 | 30 | WWLLW | 3 | -1 |
| Érdi VSE | 8 | 30 | 46 | 6 | LDLLW | 13 | -5 |
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 2009-04-18
On paper the standings were lopsided — Szolnoki Spartacus 2nd with 62 points, Érdi VSE 8th with 46, 16 apart. Recent form told a different story for Érdi VSE: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Szolnoki Spartacus were scoring 2 and conceding 1, Érdi VSE 1.3 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Szolnoki Spartacus.
