2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 4 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9/12 | 6-3 |
| Thanh Hoa FC | 6 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4/15 | 3-7 |
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 |
| Thanh Hoa FC | 10 | 26 | 33 | -7 | WDLWW | 3 | +7 |
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 2008-05-18
Thanh Hoa FC (10th, 33 pts) visited Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (4th, 45 pts) with 12 points between them. Thanh Hoa FC ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai ran at 1.43 scored and 1.25 conceded, Thanh Hoa FC at 0.96 and 1.23.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
