| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC | 13 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7/15 | 5-5 |
| Udinese | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12/15 | 8-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | LLWW | 3 | 0 |
| Udinese | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | WWWL | 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 2008-12-18
Udinese (1st, 9 pts) visited NEC (3rd, 6 pts) with 3 points between them.
Udinese had won three straight.
The match was played at Sportpark De Weeren in Amsterdam (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
