Match Report
ABC (1st, 23 pts) visited Central (4th, 13 pts) with 10 points between them. Central had been under-performing their position — 62nd on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Central 0.8 scored and 0.7 conceded per game, ABC 1.5 and 0.6, with the league averaging 1.15.
ABC were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Central had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; ABC, 13.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Central, 1 by ABC, 4 drawn, at 1.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (capacity 46,154). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
ABC: Emanuel Junio da Silva Peixoto (90')
Key stats
Possession: Central 41% · ABC 59% · Total shots: 16-5 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 5-2