| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legiao | 1 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 2-0 |
| Itumbiara | 8 | W2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13/15 | 9-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legiao | 46 | 6 | 7 | 2 | LWLWL | 64 | -18 |
| Itumbiara | 28 | 6 | 6 | -9 | LLWWL | 64 | -36 |
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 2008-07-06
In the standings it was Legiao 46th on 7 points, Itumbiara 28th on 6 — separated by 1. The last five rounds placed Itumbiara no better than 64th for form, against 28th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Legiao ran at 2 scored and 1.67 conceded, Itumbiara at 1.33 and 2.83.
Defeat had not touched Itumbiara in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estádio Augustinho Pires de Lima in Sobradinho, capacity 15,000, hosted the game.
