Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Novorizontino 3rd with 46 points, América Mineiro 19th with 14, 32 apart. Per game in the league, Novorizontino were scoring 1.69 and conceding 0.88, América Mineiro 0.73 and 1.73, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Novorizontino, 1 by América Mineiro, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
B. da Silva Machado officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.7 yellow cards each. Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi, capacity 14,096, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Novorizontino led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Novorizontino: Patrick (23'), Robson (81'), Carlão (90')
Key stats
Possession: Novorizontino 50% · América Mineiro 50% · Total shots: 24-7 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 13-2