| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldense | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3/15 | 5-10 |
| Ceará | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12/15 | 18-6 |
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 2023-03-02
Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Caldense, 12/15 for Ceará.
The venue was Estádio Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira in Pocos de Caldas, with room for 15,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ceará led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
