2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanh Hoa FC | 9 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6/15 | 7-8 |
| Hải Phòng | 4 | D2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3/12 | 3-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanh Hoa FC | 10 | 26 | 33 | -7 | WDLWW | 3 | +7 |
| Hải Phòng | 3 | 27 | 45 | 22 | WLWWL | 5 | -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 2008-07-12
The table read 10th (Thanh Hoa FC, 33 pts) against 3rd (Hải Phòng, 45 pts), 12 points apart. Thanh Hoa FC had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Thanh Hoa FC ran at 0.96 scored and 1.23 conceded, Hải Phòng at 1.78 and 0.96.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
