| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nam Dinh | 7 | L3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1/15 | 4-11 |
| Kashima Antlers | 8 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12/15 | 15-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2008-05-21
Nam Dinh arrived off three straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Nam Dinh held 1 points of 15 and Kashima Antlers 12.
The match was played at Sân vận động Thiên Trường in Nam Dinh (capacity 30,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.
