Match Report
In the standings it was Portuguesa 1st on 18 points, Água Santa 2nd on 17 — separated by 1. Recent form told a different story for Portuguesa: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Portuguesa were scoring 1.56 and conceding 0.67, Água Santa 1.78 and 0.78, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Portuguesa win, 3 for Água Santa, 2 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The referee was C. Straub Deretti, with 31 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. Estádio Dr. Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,004. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Portuguesa 57% · Água Santa 43% · Total shots: 9-3 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 4-2