Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Botafogo PB (1st, 41 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Aparecidense (18th, 16 pts). Recent form told a different story for Botafogo PB: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Botafogo PB were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.11, Aparecidense 0.95 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Botafogo PB had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Botafogo PB had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Aparecidense, 5.
The match was played at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho in Joao Pessoa (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botafogo PB led 3-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-3.