| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger SV | 15 | D1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13/15 | 23-3 |
| Lyngby | 15 | D1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 7-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger SV | 3 | 15 | 27 | 20 | WDWDW | 119 | -116 |
| Lyngby Boldklub | 169 | 7 | 13 | 6 | LWWWW | 1763 | -1594 |
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 2016-08-15
14 points and 166 places separated them: Hamburger SV 3rd with 27, Lyngby 169th with 13. The last five rounds placed Lyngby Boldklub no better than 1763rd for form, against 169th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.75 goals per team per game, Hamburger SV ran at 2.4 scored and 1.07 conceded, Lyngby at 2 and 1.14.
Defeat had not touched Hamburger SV in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg (capacity 57,000).
