| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupi | 5 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7/15 | 6-9 |
| Mirassol | 8 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5/15 | 4-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupi | 45 | 6 | 7 | -3 | DWLLW | 48 | -3 |
| Mirassol | 56 | 6 | 4 | -4 | DLWLL | 92 | -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 2008-07-13
Tupi went into the game 45th in the table on 7 points; Mirassol sat 56th on 4 — a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Mirassol no better than 92nd for form, against 56th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Tupi 1 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Mirassol 1.17 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.4.
The venue was Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora, with room for 20,113 spectators.
