Match Report
21 points for Caldense (5th), 15 for Rio Branco ES (6th): a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Caldense no better than 46th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Caldense ran at 1.86 scored and 1.36 conceded, Rio Branco ES at 1.21 and 1.57.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Caldense wins, 1 for Rio Branco ES, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Estádio Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira in Pocos de Caldas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.




