| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach Piranhas | 9 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8/15 | 6-5 |
| Northern Virginia Royals | 12 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4/15 | 6-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach Piranhas | 7 | 16 | 27 | 2 | WLLWW | 5 | +2 |
| Northern Virginia Royals | 15 | 16 | 10 | -17 | LLWLL | 20 | -5 |
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 2009-07-18
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Virginia Beach Piranhas (7th, 27 pts) and Northern Virginia Royals (15th, 10 pts). Northern Virginia Royals had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 15th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Virginia Beach Piranhas 1.44 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Northern Virginia Royals 1.13 and 2.19, with the league averaging 1.68.
