Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: CRB (5th, 42 pts) held a 28-point advantage over América Mineiro (19th, 14 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.54/1.38 for CRB and 0.73/1.73 for América Mineiro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
The last-five ledger: CRB 10/15, América Mineiro 3/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 CRB win, 3 for América Mineiro, 1 draw, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
With 39 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, M. Nanni Batalha was the man in the middle. Estádio Universitário da UFAL staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, CRB led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
CRB: Crystopher (18'), Mikael (52'), Kevin (69') · América Mineiro: Willian Bigode (81')
Key stats
Possession: CRB 52% · América Mineiro 48% · Total shots: 28-14 · On target: 8-6 · Corners: 6-3