Match Report
Botafogo PB went into the game 3rd in the table on 15 points; Fortaleza sat 2nd on 8 — a 7-point gap. Fortaleza had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/0.38 for Botafogo PB and 1.13/1.25 for Fortaleza (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
The match was played at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho in Joao Pessoa (capacity 25,000). It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.