Match Report
13 points for Ceará (3rd), 4 for Crato (6th): a 9-point gap. Crato's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.14/1.14 for Ceará and 1/3.29 for Crato (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.54.
Defeat had not touched Ceará in 5 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Ceará had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Crato, 5.
Estádio Alcides Santos in Fortaleza staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,903. Ceará led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.