| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Star | 4 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1/12 | 3-8 |
| Michigan Stars | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4/15 | 4-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Star | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | LWLWL | 3 | 0 |
| Michigan Stars | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | DWD | 4 | 0 |
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 2023-09-09
Gold Star went into the game 3rd in the table on 6 points; Michigan Stars sat 4th on 5 — a 1-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Gold Star 1.4 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Michigan Stars 1 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.26.
Stade René Gaillard in Niort staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,406. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-4.
