| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criciúma | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4/15 | 3-5 |
| Gama | 15 | L1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1/15 | 4-13 |
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 2008-11-15
Defeat had followed defeat for Criciúma — three in succession. Gama's winless run stood at 8.
Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, capacity 19,300, hosted the game. Criciúma led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
