2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hà Nội | 6 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3/15 | 3-8 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 2 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 2-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hà Nội | 13 | 26 | 19 | -22 | LLLLW | 13 | 0 |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 5 | 26 | 42 | 10 | WLDWW | 3 | +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 2008-05-25
On paper the standings were lopsided — SHB Đà Nẵng 5th with 42 points, Hà Nội 13th with 19, 23 apart. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Hà Nội ran at 1 scored and 1.85 conceded, SHB Đà Nẵng at 1.69 and 1.31.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Hà Nội.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 2-3.
