2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Branco MG | 14 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12/15 | 8-4 |
| Cruzeiro | 9 | W2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11/15 | 11-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Branco MG | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | WLWDD | 3 | +2 |
| Cruzeiro | 1 | 11 | 25 | 23 | WDDDW | 2 | -1 |
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 2009-03-22
Rio Branco MG went into the game 5th in the table on 17 points; Cruzeiro sat 1st on 25 — an 8-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Rio Branco MG 1.27 scored and 1.09 conceded per game, Cruzeiro 2.82 and 0.73, with the league averaging 1.35.
Cruzeiro had not lost in 9 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
