Match Report
Batatais went into the game 7th in the table on 22 points; Paulista sat 16th on 11 — an 11-point gap. The last five rounds placed Paulista 11th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Batatais 0.87 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Paulista 0.8 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.18.
Batatais had not won in 5 games.
The match was played at Estádio Doutor Oswaldo Scatena in Batatais (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, Batatais led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.