| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nam Dinh | 5 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5/15 | 4-8 |
| The Cong | 2 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 | 2-1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thép Xanh Nam Định | 11 | 28 | 31 | -10 | LWWLL | 10 | +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 2008-05-13
The Cong (9th, 38 pts) visited Nam Dinh (11th, 31 pts) with 7 points between them. Recent form told a different story for The Cong: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. In league terms the two rates read 0.93/1.29 for Nam Dinh and 1.08/1.08 for The Cong (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
The match was played at Sân vận động Thiên Trường in Nam Dinh (capacity 30,000).
