Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Anápolis 15th on 23, Náutico 2nd on 8. Náutico's recent output lagged their position: 21st on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Náutico 0.83 scored and 1 conceded per game, Anápolis 0.84 and 1, with the league averaging 1.
Momentum sat with Náutico, winners of their last four.
The match was played at Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho in Recife (capacity 22,856). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.