Match Report
The table read 3rd (CAP Patrocinense, 8 pts) against 1st (Atlético Mineiro, 14 pts), 6 points apart. CAP Patrocinense ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, CAP Patrocinense were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.75, Atlético Mineiro 1.75 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 5/15 points for CAP Patrocinense against 12/15 for Atlético Mineiro.
Estádio Pedro Alves do Nascimento in Patrocínio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,250. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.