| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Royals | 1 | D1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 2-2 |
| Vermont Voltage | 5 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5/15 | 7-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Royals | 52 | 16 | 14 | -14 | WLWDL | 34 | +18 |
| Vermont Voltage | 30 | 16 | 25 | -2 | WWWWL | 6 | +24 |
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 2008-05-17
14 points for Northern Virginia Royals (52nd), 25 for Vermont Voltage (30th): an 11-point gap. On the form table Vermont Voltage stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 30th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Northern Virginia Royals 1.25 scored and 2.13 conceded per game, Vermont Voltage 1.75 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.62.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
