2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfB Stuttgart | 15 | D1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11/15 | 11-5 |
| Standard Liège | 15 | W2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10/15 | 7-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | LWDW | 2 | 0 |
| Standard Liège | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | WWWL | 1 | 0 |
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 2008-12-18
The table read 2nd (VfB Stuttgart, 7 pts) against 1st (Standard Liège, 9 pts), 2 points apart.
VfB Stuttgart had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
MHPArena in Stuttgart staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,449. VfB Stuttgart led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
