| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA U18 | 8 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10/15 | 7-6 |
| Japan U18 | 6 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10/15 | 9-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA U18 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 6 | WWWDD | 1 | 0 |
| Japan U18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 27 | -24 |
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 2018-08-25
USA U18 went into the game 1st in the table on 14 points; Japan U18 sat 3rd on 1 — a 13-point gap. Japan U18 ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/0.67 for USA U18 and 1/1 for Japan U18 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
