Match Report
Barretos went into the game 11th in the table on 17 points; Noroeste sat 1st on 9 — an 8-point gap. Barretos's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 11th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.93/0.93 for Barretos and 0.83/0.67 for Noroeste (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.07.
Barretos had gone 5 games without a win. Over the last five, Barretos had taken 3 of 15 points to Noroeste's 12.
Estádio Antônio Gomes Martins in Barretos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.