| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7/15 | 12-10 |
| Miami | 10 | L2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3/15 | 4-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 6 | 28 | 39 | 2 | LDWWL | 7 | -1 |
| Miami | 11 | 28 | 28 | -8 | WLDLL | 8 | +3 |
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 2008-09-07
Miami (11th, 28 pts) visited Seattle Sounders (6th, 39 pts) with 11 points between them. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Seattle Sounders ran at 1.21 scored and 1.14 conceded, Miami at 0.93 and 1.21.
Miami had not won in 7 games.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
