NAC host Ipatinga in the Mineiro, Módulo II, round 4.

NAC won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 9.

Ipatinga won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–D), scoring 2 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 4 times: NAC 1 win, Ipatinga 0, 3 draws.