| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gama | 15 | L3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4/15 | 5-10 |
| Avaí | 15 | D5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5/15 | 6-6 |
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 2008-10-17
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Gama. Level finishes had become the habit for Avaí: five in a row.
The venue was Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra in Gama, with room for 20,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.
