2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 6 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12/15 | 9-4 |
| Khatoco Khanh Hoa | 7 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10/15 | 8-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 4 | 28 | 45 | 5 | WWLDL | 7 | -3 |
| Khatoco Khanh Hoa | 6 | 26 | 39 | 5 | WDWLD | 6 | 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 2008-07-20
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai went into the game 4th in the table on 45 points; Khatoco Khanh Hoa sat 6th on 39 — a 6-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.25 for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai and 1.31/1.12 for Khatoco Khanh Hoa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
