| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 15 | D1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1/15 | 3-11 |
| Treze | 15 | D2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 9-6 |
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 2012-03-22
Botafogo had not won in 6 games. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Botafogo, 8/15 for Treze.
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
