| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama | 12 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6/15 | 7-8 |
| Cardoso Moreira | 12 | L4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3/15 | 4-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama | 4 | 8 | 16 | 13 | WLWLD | 7 | -3 |
| Cardoso Moreira | 16 | 8 | 2 | -8 | LDLDL | 15 | +1 |
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 2008-03-16
Vasco da Gama went into the game 4th in the table on 16 points; Cardoso Moreira sat 16th on 2 — a 14-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 2.5/0.88 for Vasco da Gama and 0.75/1.75 for Cardoso Moreira (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.62.
Cardoso Moreira had been beaten in four straight games.
Estádio Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,880.
