| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluminense | 15 | D2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 11/15 | 11-3 |
| Confiança | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8/15 | 9-4 |
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 2010-03-10
Defeat had not touched Fluminense in 13 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in Rio de Janeiro, capacity 13,544, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
