| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobol | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7/15 | 4-4 |
| FC Alma Ata | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7/15 | 7-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 16 | -14 |
| FC Alma Ata | 9 | 30 | 37 | -6 | WDDWW | 2 | +7 |
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 2008-08-24
36 points separated the sides: FC Alma Ata 9th on 37, Tobol 2nd on 1. Tobol ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Tobol were scoring 1 and conceding 1, FC Alma Ata 1.1 and 1.3, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Tobol Arena in Kostanay, capacity 8,323, hosted the game.
