2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Malmö | 6 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9/15 | 11-10 |
| Motala | 1 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Malmö | 12 | 26 | 27 | -25 | LWLWL | 10 | +2 |
| Motala | 6 | 26 | 39 | -5 | WLDLW | 7 | -1 |
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 2008-08-31
12 points and 6 places separated them: IFK Malmö 12th with 27, Motala 6th with 39. Scoring rates set the scale: IFK Malmö 1.46 scored and 2.42 conceded per game, Motala 1.58 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.59.
Malmö Stadion in Malmö, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: IFK Malmö led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
