2014| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Preto | 15 | D2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5/15 | 5-5 |
| América SP | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7/15 | 6-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Preto | 1 | 18 | 40 | 15 | LDWWW | 4 | -3 |
| América SP | 18 | 19 | 16 | -10 | DLLDL | 18 | 0 |
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 2014-02-16
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rio Preto 1st with 40 points, América SP 18th with 16, 24 apart. In league terms the two rates read 2.11/1.28 for Rio Preto and 1.21/1.74 for América SP (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4.
The match was played at Estádio Anísio Hadad in Sao Jose do Rio Preto (capacity 16,474). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rio Preto led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
