2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontic | 6 | L6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0/15 | 5-21 |
| Sheffield United Hongkong | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3/15 | 7-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontic | 12 | 24 | 8 | -63 | LLWLL | 11 | +1 |
| Sheffield United Hongkong | 10 | 24 | 23 | -7 | LLLWL | 11 | -1 |
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 2009-03-27
Pontic, 12th on 8 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Sheffield United Hongkong (10th, 23). Against a league average of 1.65 goals per team per game, Pontic ran at 0.88 scored and 3.5 conceded, Sheffield United Hongkong at 1.5 and 1.79.
Pontic entered with six losses in a row.
The match was played at Happy Valley Recreation Ground #2 (capacity 6,769). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 2-3.
