| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 1 | D1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 2-2 |
| Mexico | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10/15 | 16-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 11 | 3 | 0 | -8 | LLL | 11 | 0 |
| Mexico | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | WDW | 1 | 0 |
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 2009-07-05
Nicaragua went into the game 11th in the table on 0 points; Mexico sat 1st on 7 — a 7-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Nicaragua 0 scored and 2.67 conceded per game, Mexico 1.67 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.19.
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland hosted the game. Mexico led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
