Match Report
Botafogo SP went into the game 14th in the table on 45 points; Ituano sat 18th on 37 — an 8-point gap. On the form table Botafogo SP stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Per game in the league, Botafogo SP were scoring 0.95 and conceding 1.34, Ituano 1.13 and 1.66, against a competition average of 1.09 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Botafogo SP, 4 for Ituano and 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Estádio Santa Cruz in Ribeirão Preto, with room for 29,292 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ituano: Guilherme Mariano (81')




