Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: 1º de Agosto (3rd, 53 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Sagrada Esperança (11th, 32 pts). Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, 1º de Agosto ran at 1.67 scored and 0.67 conceded, Sagrada Esperança at 1.14 and 1.43.
1º de Agosto had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: 1º de Agosto 11/15, Sagrada Esperança 5/15.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — 1º de Agosto 3, draws 6, Sagrada Esperança 2, at 1.64 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estádio 11 de Novembro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.