Match Report
Maranhão (4th, 19 pts) visited Altos (1st, 26 pts) with 7 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Altos: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Altos 1.57 scored and 1 conceded per game, Maranhão 1.29 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.16.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 5 Altos wins, 0 for Maranhão, 3 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Felipe Raulino (capacity 5,000). 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
Maranhão: Clessione (77')
Key stats
Possession: Altos 55% · Maranhão 45% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 11-0