2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América Mineiro | 10 | D2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8/15 | 8-5 |
| Formiga | 1 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América Mineiro | 1 | 22 | 45 | 20 | DWWDW | 3 | -2 |
| Formiga | 8 | 21 | 25 | -6 | LLLWD | 7 | +1 |
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 2008-04-10
The table gap was wide: 20 points between América Mineiro (1st, 45 pts) and Formiga (8th, 25 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: América Mineiro 1.55 scored and 0.64 conceded per game, Formiga 0.95 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.14.
The match was played at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte (capacity 23,000).
