| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Earthquakes | 15 | D2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5/15 | 3-6 |
| NY Cosmos | 4 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6/12 | 6-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Earthquakes | 136 | 1 | 3 | 1 | W | 941 | -805 |
| NY Cosmos | 257 | 1 | 0 | 0 | D | 1763 | -1506 |
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 2016-02-28
NY Cosmos (257th, 0 pts) visited SJ Earthquakes (136th, 3 pts) with 3 points between them. NY Cosmos's recent output lagged their position: 1763rd on form over five rounds while 257th in the table. Per game in the league, SJ Earthquakes were scoring 2 and conceding 1, NY Cosmos 2 and 2, against a competition average of 1.75 goals per team per game.
Avaya Stadium in San Jose staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,000.
