Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Caxias (1st, 37 pts) and Ponte Preta (1st, 13 pts). Caxias ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Per game in the league, Caxias were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.11, Ponte Preta 1.17 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1 goals per team per game.
Estádio Francisco Stédile staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Caxias: Calyson Rosa (20'), Lorran (90') · Ponte Preta: Jeh (10')
Key stats
Possession: Caxias 52% · Ponte Preta 48% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-3