Match Report
10 points for Sampaio Corrêa RJ (2nd), 8 for Boavista (3rd): a 2-point gap. Sampaio Corrêa RJ had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Sampaio Corrêa RJ were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.33, Boavista 1 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Sampaio Corrêa RJ win, 1 for Boavista, 2 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
Estádio Lourival Gomes de Almeida staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Sampaio Corrêa RJ: Guilherme (45') · Boavista: Isael (29')
Key stats
Possession: Sampaio Corrêa RJ 54% · Boavista 46% · Total shots: 13-20 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 6-3