2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesarense | 15 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6/15 | 5-5 |
| Aliança de Gandra | 13 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6/15 | 4-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesarense | 4 | 30 | 48 | 18 | DDDWL | 37 | -33 |
| Aliança de Gandra | 14 | 30 | 29 | -23 | DDLLL | 74 | -60 |
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 2018-02-25
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Cesarense (4th, 48 pts) and Aliança de Gandra (14th, 29 pts). Aliança de Gandra had been under-performing their position — 74th on five-round form against 14th in the table. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Cesarense ran at 1.47 scored and 0.87 conceded, Aliança de Gandra at 0.8 and 1.57.
The match was played at Estádio do Mergulhão in Cesar (capacity 5,000).
