Match Report
Botafogo PB, 9th with 29 points, sat 17 points above Mirassol (1st, 12). Mirassol ranked just 21st in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Botafogo PB ran at 0.89 scored and 0.68 conceded, Mirassol at 1.83 and 1.33.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Botafogo PB.
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.