| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América RN | 15 | L3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2/15 | 1-7 |
| Botafogo | 7 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7/15 | 7-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2007-11-04
Defeat had followed defeat for América RN — three in succession.
Arena das Dunas in Natal, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botafogo led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
