Vera Cruz 1-1 Santa Cruz-RJ in the Carioca, Série C, round 13 at Estádio Atílio Marotti, Petrópolis (10,000 capacity).

Vera Cruz won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–L), scoring 10 and conceding 5.

Santa Cruz-RJ won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 22 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 2 times: Vera Cruz 0 wins, Santa Cruz-RJ 0, 2 draws.