| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro | 10 | D1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11/15 | 11-3 |
| Deportivo Quito | 5 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9/15 | 7-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | WLWWD | 6 | -3 |
| Deportivo Quito | 18 | 6 | 8 | -3 | LWLWD | 15 | +3 |
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 2009-04-22
The table read 3rd (Cruzeiro, 13 pts) against 18th (Deportivo Quito, 8 pts), 5 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Cruzeiro 1.5 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Deportivo Quito 1 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.21.
Cruzeiro's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte, capacity 62,000, hosted the game. Cruzeiro led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
