| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipatinga | 8 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10/15 | 5-2 |
| Jataiense | 3 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9/9 | 10-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipatinga | 2 | 13 | 23 | 6 | WLLLD | 20 | -18 |
| Jataiense | 30 | 2 | 1 | -2 | LD | 43 | -13 |
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 2006-08-12
22 points separated the sides: Ipatinga 2nd on 23, Jataiense 30th on 1. On recent form Ipatinga sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ipatinga 1.62 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Jataiense 1 and 2, with the league averaging 1.49.
Jataiense arrived on a run of three straight wins.
Estádio João Lamego Neto in Ipatinga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000.
