2006/2007| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 2 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1/6 | 2-3 |
| NZ Knights | 4 | D2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2/12 | 3-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 1 | 21 | 45 | 21 | WWDLL | 4 | -3 |
| NZ Knights | 8 | 21 | 19 | -26 | LWWDW | 1 | +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 2006-12-16
On paper the standings were lopsided — Melbourne Victory 1st with 45 points, NZ Knights 8th with 19, 26 apart. NZ Knights ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Melbourne Victory were scoring 1.95 and conceding 0.95, NZ Knights 0.62 and 1.86, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
AAMI Park in Melbourne, capacity 8,000, hosted the game.
