| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/15 | 4-5 |
| FC Barcelona | 15 | W1 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9/15 | 13-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2015-12-20
FC Barcelona had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The match was played at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama (capacity 69,176). Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Barcelona led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
