2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 15 | W5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15/15 | 15-1 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 15 | L2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4/15 | 5-9 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2008-11-04
Sporting CP had won five straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Sporting CP against 4/15 for Shakhtar Donetsk.
Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,095. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
