2022
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8/15 | 11-7 |
| Vera Cruz | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4/15 | 7-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 3 | 9 | 17 | 5 | WDLWD | 3 | 0 |
| Vera Cruz | 8 | 9 | 6 | -4 | WDLLD | 8 | 0 |
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 2022-03-05
11 points and 5 places separated them: Santa Cruz 3rd with 17, Vera Cruz 8th with 6. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Santa Cruz ran at 2.11 scored and 1.56 conceded, Vera Cruz at 1.56 and 2.
Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel in Recife staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,044. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
