Match Report
Itabirito and CAP Patrocinense went into the game level on 8 points, 3rd against 3rd in the table. On recent form CAP Patrocinense sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.5 for Itabirito and 0.88/1.75 for CAP Patrocinense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4.
The match was played at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte (capacity 23,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-2.