Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Real Noroeste 3rd on 23, Caldense 8th on 5. On recent form Caldense sat only 53rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Caldense ran at 0.57 scored and 1.43 conceded, Real Noroeste at 1.36 and 0.93.
Caldense entered with seven losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Caldense, 6/15 for Real Noroeste.
The venue was Estádio Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira in Pocos de Caldas, with room for 15,000 spectators. Real Noroeste led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.