Match Report
21 points for Central (4th), 19 for Potiguar Mossoró (6th): a 2-point gap. Central had been under-performing their position — 36th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Central 1.36 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Potiguar Mossoró 1.93 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.34.
Central had not lost in 13 games. Central had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Potiguar Mossoró, 5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Central win, 0 for Potiguar Mossoró, 3 draws, at 0.75 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (capacity 46,154). On the scoreboard, Potiguar Mossoró led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Central: Jeffinho (76'), Adailson Sousa (81') · Potiguar Mossoró: Romeu Andrade (45'), Romeu Andrade (77')
Key stats
Possession: Central 3% · Potiguar Mossoró 97%