| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEF United | 8 | D1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9/15 | 10-6 |
| Urawa Reds | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10/15 | 9-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEF United | 15 | 34 | 38 | -17 | WLLDL | 15 | 0 |
| Urawa Reds | 7 | 34 | 53 | 8 | LLLWW | 10 | -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 2008-10-05
JEF United, 15th on 38 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Urawa Reds (7th, 53). Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, JEF United ran at 1.06 scored and 1.56 conceded, Urawa Reds at 1.47 and 1.24.
JEF United were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba, capacity 19,781, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
