2007/2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 7 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/15 | 10-3 |
| Sumqayıt | 3 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/9 | 2-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 9 | 26 | 32 | 10 | DLWWW | 3 | +6 |
| Sumqayıt | 13 | 26 | 14 | -47 | WWDLL | 6 | +7 |
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 2008-05-27
On paper the standings were lopsided — Standard 9th with 32 points, Sumqayıt 13th with 14, 18 apart. Sumqayıt had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Standard ran at 1.38 scored and 1 conceded, Sumqayıt at 0.81 and 2.62.
The venue was S?fa stadionu in Safa, with room for 8,152 spectators.
