2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linhares | 8 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5/15 | 3-8 |
| Pinheiros | 1 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linhares | 1 | 18 | 38 | 13 | DWWDW | 2 | -1 |
| Pinheiros | 9 | 18 | 16 | -10 | DWDDW | 3 | +6 |
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 2008-03-05
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Linhares (1st, 38 pts) and Pinheiros (9th, 16 pts). Pinheiros had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Per game in the league, Linhares were scoring 1.28 and conceding 0.56, Pinheiros 1.39 and 1.94, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Estádio Joaquim Calmon in Linhares, capacity 2,000, hosted the game.
