Match Report
ABC went into the game 5th in the table on 7 points; CRB sat 2nd on 15 — an 8-point gap. CRB had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, ABC ran at 1 scored and 1.5 conceded, CRB at 1.5 and 0.75.
Level finishes had become the habit for ABC: five in a row.
Across 4 recorded meetings, ABC have 0 wins to CRB's 3, with 1 draw, at 1.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Estádio Maria Lamas Farache in Natal, with room for 18,017 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.