Match Report
17 points for Brasil de Pelotas (18th), 10 for Botafogo SP (2nd): a 7-point gap. Botafogo SP had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Brasil de Pelotas were scoring 1 and conceding 1.53, Botafogo SP 1.83 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Brasil de Pelotas had not won in 6 games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Brasil de Pelotas against 12/15 for Botafogo SP.
Estádio Bento da Silva Freitas in Pelotas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,314. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.