2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguesa | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6/15 | 7-8 |
| Taboão da Serra | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9/15 | 10-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguesa | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | WLLLW | 26 | -21 |
| Taboão da Serra | 7 | 12 | 2 | -21 | LLDLL | 39 | -32 |
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 2018-08-29
Portuguesa, 5th with 18 points, sat 16 points above Taboão da Serra (7th, 2). Taboão da Serra ranked just 39th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.92/0.83 for Portuguesa and 1.25/3 for Taboão da Serra (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Estádio Dr. Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte in Sao Paulo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,004.
