| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJS | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4/15 | 2-9 |
| KuFu-98 | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/15 | 4-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJS | 9 | 22 | 25 | -9 | LLLWL | 30 | -21 |
| KuFu-98 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 5 | WWLDL | 15 | -7 |
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 2021-09-15
25 points for NJS (9th), 26 for KuFu-98 (8th): a 1-point gap. NJS had been under-performing their position — 30th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: NJS 1.09 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, KuFu-98 1.68 and 1.45, with the league averaging 1.65.
The match was played at Klaukkalan tekonurmi in Nurmijärvi (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
