Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: XV de Jaú (3rd, 18 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Batatais (6th, 1 pts). On recent form Batatais sat only 33rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, XV de Jaú were scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.7, Batatais 0.7 and 2.9, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched XV de Jaú in 5 games. Four consecutive defeats weighed on Batatais. Over the last five, XV de Jaú had taken 11 of 15 points to Batatais's 1.
Estádio Municipal Zezinho Magalhães, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: XV de Jaú led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
XV de Jaú: 4 goals with no recorded scorer · Batatais: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: XV de Jaú 55% · Batatais 45% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 12-2