União Central 3-2 Vera Cruz in the Carioca, Série C, round 6.

União Central won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–D–L), scoring 7 and conceding 9.

Vera Cruz lost all 5 matches (L–L–L–L–L), scoring 5 and conceding 13.

The two sides have met 3 times: União Central 1 win, Vera Cruz 2, 0 draws.