| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 10 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4/15 | 5-6 |
| Sudan | 9 | L3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2/15 | 1-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 117 | 4 | 2 | -2 | LDDL | 113 | +4 |
| Sudan | 124 | 4 | 2 | -8 | LLDD | 113 | +11 |
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 2008-05-21
The points column showed no gap: 2 apiece, Yemen 117th and Sudan 124th. On the form table Sudan stood 113th over the last five rounds, despite being 124th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/1 for Yemen and 0.25/2.25 for Sudan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
Sudan arrived off three straight defeats.
Ali Muhsen Al-Muraisi Stadium in Sana'a, capacity 25,000, hosted the game.
