2023
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8/15 | 5-3 |
| Caruaru City | 7 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5/15 | 6-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | DLWLW | 5 | 0 |
| Caruaru City | 13 | 12 | 2 | -23 | LLDLL | 13 | 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 2023-01-26
On paper the standings were lopsided — Santa Cruz 5th with 18 points, Caruaru City 13th with 2, 16 apart. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Santa Cruz ran at 1.25 scored and 1.08 conceded, Caruaru City at 0.33 and 2.25.
Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel in Recife, capacity 60,044, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
