Match Report
33 points for Botafogo PB (1st), 29 for Santa Cruz (8th): a 4-point gap. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Botafogo PB ran at 1.47 scored and 1 conceded, Santa Cruz at 1.05 and 0.79.
Botafogo PB came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Botafogo PB had taken 15 of 15 points to Santa Cruz's 9.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Botafogo PB 1, draws 3, Santa Cruz 1, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
E. Souza Silva took charge of the match — our records show 22 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho (capacity 25,000). On the scoreboard, Botafogo PB led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Botafogo PB: Dudu (16'), Lucas Candido Silva (64') · Santa Cruz: Ronald (62'), Eron (71')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo PB 54% · Santa Cruz 46% · Total shots: 8-10 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 4-2