Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between América RN (2nd, 28 pts) and Guarany de Sobral (8th, 11 pts). Recent form told a different story for Guarany de Sobral: only 52nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Guarany de Sobral were scoring 0.71 and conceding 1.43, América RN 1.71 and 0.57, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with América RN, winners of their last five. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Guarany de Sobral, 15/15 for América RN.
Estádio Municipal Plácido Aderaldo Castelo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, América RN led 3-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-3 the final score.
Goal scorers
Guarany de Sobral: Esquerdinha (14') · América RN: Wallace Pernambucano (4'), Dione (37'), Wallace Pernambucano (32')
Key stats
Possession: Guarany de Sobral 55% · América RN 45% · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 5-4