Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Paysandu 1st on 33, Brasil de Pelotas 18th on 17. Paysandu's recent output lagged their position: 21st on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/0.89 for Paysandu and 1/1.53 for Brasil de Pelotas (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
Paysandu carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Paysandu, 3/15 for Brasil de Pelotas.
Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro in Belem, capacity 16,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Paysandu led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.