| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 13 | W5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15/15 | 20-2 |
| Rochester Rhinos | 15 | D1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11/15 | 10-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 6 | 28 | 39 | 2 | LDWWL | 7 | -1 |
| Rochester Rhinos | 4 | 28 | 41 | 4 | WWWWL | 1 | +3 |
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 2008-07-19
39 points for Seattle Sounders (6th), 41 for Rochester Rhinos (4th): a 2-point gap. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Seattle Sounders ran at 1.21 scored and 1.14 conceded, Rochester Rhinos at 1.21 and 1.07.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Seattle Sounders, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Rochester Rhinos were unbeaten in 7.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
