Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nova Iguaçu 1st with 31 points, Audax Rio 8th with 9, 22 apart. On recent form Audax Rio sat only 47th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Per game in the league, Audax Rio were scoring 0.71 and conceding 1.36, Nova Iguaçu 1.36 and 0.36, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
7 matches unbeaten backed Nova Iguaçu's arrival. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Audax Rio, 11/15 for Nova Iguaçu.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Audax Rio have 0 wins to Nova Iguaçu's 3, with 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting.
Estádio Arthur Sendas in Estádio Arthur Sendas, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.