2016| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U23 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8/15 | 10-7 |
| Sweden U23 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1/15 | 2-3 |
Computed over each team's last 5 finished games before kickoff.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | LDW | 7 | -4 |
| Sweden U23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | DLL | 14 | -10 |
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 2016-08-10
Japan U23 went into the game 3rd in the table on 4 points; Sweden U23 sat 4th on 1 — a 3-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Sweden U23: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th.
The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Japan U23 against 1/15 for Sweden U23.
