| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipatinga | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5/15 | 2-4 |
| Vasco da Gama | 14 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12/15 | 13-7 |
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 2008-09-28
Vasco da Gama had won three straight. The last-five ledger: Ipatinga 5/15, Vasco da Gama 12/15.
Estádio João Lamego Neto in Ipatinga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ipatinga led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
