| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long An | 5 | L4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3/15 | 6-9 |
| The Cong | 3 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/9 | 3-1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long An | 2 | 27 | 48 | 16 | WWWWW | 1 | +1 |
| The Cong | 9 | 26 | 38 | 0 | DLLLL | 15 | -6 |
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 2008-05-18
48 points for Long An (2nd), 38 for The Cong (9th): a 10-point gap. The Cong's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Long An 2 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, The Cong 1.08 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.31.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Long An.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.
