| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12/15 | 10-5 |
| América de Cali | 5 | D1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4/15 | 5-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | WLWWW | 2 | +2 |
| América de Cali | 29 | 6 | 3 | -4 | LDDDL | 27 | +2 |
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 2009-04-23
América de Cali (29th, 3 pts) visited São Paulo (4th, 13 pts) with 10 points between them. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, São Paulo ran at 1.67 scored and 1 conceded, América de Cali at 0.5 and 1.17.
São Paulo had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; América de Cali, 4.
The match was played at Estádio da Madeira in Funchal (capacity 5,132). On the scoreboard, América de Cali led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
