2004/2005| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 15 | W3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10/15 | 8-6 |
| Middlesbrough | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5/15 | 8-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | WWLD | 11 | -8 |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | WWLW | 2 | -1 |
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 2005-03-16
7 points for Sporting CP (3rd), 9 for Middlesbrough (1st): a 2-point gap. Sporting CP's recent output lagged their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.25/0.75 for Sporting CP and 1.5/0.5 for Middlesbrough (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Sporting CP.
