Match Report
Grêmio Prudente went into the game 4th in the table on 28 points; Catanduva sat 3rd on 29 — a 1-point gap. Catanduva ranked just 12th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Grêmio Prudente were scoring 2.07 and conceding 1.27, Catanduva 1.27 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Grêmio Prudente arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Catanduva came in having won four on the spin.
Estádio Paulo Constantino in Presidente Prudente, capacity 45,954, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.