| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madureira | 11 | W2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9/15 | 5-2 |
| Ituano | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9/15 | 7-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madureira | 44 | 6 | 7 | -1 | WLLLW | 64 | -20 |
| Ituano | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | LWWLW | 110 | -92 |
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 2008-07-12
7 points for Madureira (44th), 10 for Ituano (18th): a 3-point gap. Ituano had been under-performing their position — 110th on five-round form against 18th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Madureira 1.33 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Ituano 1.67 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.4.
Madureira had not lost in 6 games.
The venue was Estádio Aniceto Moscoso in Rio de Janeiro, with room for 10,000 spectators.
