| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hà Nội | 7 | L4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3/15 | 5-9 |
| The Cong | 5 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10/15 | 6-5 |
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 |
| The Cong | 9 | 26 | 38 | 0 | DLLLL | 15 | -6 |
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 2008-06-30
On paper the standings were lopsided — The Cong 9th with 38 points, Hà Nội 13th with 19, 19 apart. On recent form The Cong sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.85 for Hà Nội and 1.08/1.08 for The Cong (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Hà Nội had been beaten in four straight games. The last-five ledger: Hà Nội 3/15, The Cong 10/15.
