2004/2005| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 15 | W1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11/15 | 9-3 |
| Lazio | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8/15 | 8-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | WWLW | 2 | -1 |
| Lazio | 4 | 4 | 3 | -2 | DLDD | 32 | -28 |
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 2004-11-03
Middlesbrough went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Lazio sat 4th on 3 — a 6-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Lazio: only 32nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/0.5 for Middlesbrough and 1.25/1.75 for Lazio (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
Middlesbrough were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
