2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Ha Noi | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/15 | 6-15 |
| Thép Xanh Nam Định | 14 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4/15 | 3-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Ha Noi | 9 | 25 | 35 | -3 | LLDWW | 7 | +2 |
| Thép Xanh Nam Định | 14 | 24 | 12 | -24 | LLLLL | 14 | 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 2010-08-01
On paper the standings were lopsided — HP Ha Noi 9th with 35 points, Thép Xanh Nam Định 14th with 12, 23 apart. Per game in the league, HP Ha Noi were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.72, Thép Xanh Nam Định 0.79 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
