Match Report
28 points for Ceará (17th), 39 for Atlético GO (7th): an 11-point gap. Ceará had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 13th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Ceará ran at 1 scored and 1.28 conceded, Atlético GO at 1.12 and 0.92.
Atlético GO's last three games had all finished level.
10 meetings are on record — 1 won by Ceará, 5 by Atlético GO, 4 drawn, at 1.9 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,908. Atlético GO led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Atlético GO: Gustavo Coutinho (29')
Key stats
Possession: Ceará 75% · Atlético GO 25% · Total shots: 32-5 · On target: 9-1 · Corners: 11-1