2016| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Iguaçu | 15 | L2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2/15 | 7-11 |
| Céres | 15 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7/15 | 10-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Iguaçu | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | DWDW | 23 | -22 |
| Céres | 18 | 8 | 0 | -22 | LLLLL | 38 | -20 |
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 2016-03-20
Céres (18th, 0 pts) visited Nova Iguaçu (1st, 8 pts) with 8 points between them. On recent form Nova Iguaçu sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Nova Iguaçu ran at 1 scored and 0.5 conceded, Céres at 0.5 and 3.25.
A win had eluded Nova Iguaçu for 8 matches.
The venue was Estádio Jânio de Moraes in Nova Iguaçu, with room for 25,000 spectators.
