Match Report
Campinense went into the game 5th in the table on 21 points; Pacajus sat 4th on 22 — a 1-point gap. Pacajus had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Campinense were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1, Pacajus 1.5 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
The venue was Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro in Campina Grande, with room for 30,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-2.