| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cong | 4 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7/12 | 4-4 |
| HP Ha Noi | 8 | L4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1/15 | 5-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cong | 9 | 26 | 38 | 0 | DLLLL | 15 | -6 |
| HP Ha Noi | 14 | 27 | 18 | -21 | LLLLL | 17 | -3 |
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 2008-05-24
The table gap was wide: 20 points between The Cong (9th, 38 pts) and HP Ha Noi (14th, 18 pts). The Cong had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: The Cong 1.08 scored and 1.08 conceded per game, HP Ha Noi 0.85 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.31.
HP Ha Noi had lost four in a row.
