Avenida 1-1 Novo Hamburgo in the Gaúcho, round 5 at Estádio dos Eucaliptos, Santa Cruz do Sul (20,000 capacity).

Avenida won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–L–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 9.

Novo Hamburgo won 0, drew 3 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–D–L–D), scoring 2 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 10 times: Avenida 2 wins, Novo Hamburgo 3, 5 draws.