Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Novorizontino 3rd with 50 points, América Mineiro 19th with 17, 33 apart. On the form table América Mineiro stood 14th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Per game in the league, Novorizontino were scoring 1.69 and conceding 0.93, América Mineiro 0.72 and 1.69, against a competition average of 1.17 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%.
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