Match Report
Central (3rd, 26 pts) visited Santa Cruz (2nd, 27 pts) with 1 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Santa Cruz: only 41st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Santa Cruz ran at 1.43 scored and 0.71 conceded, Central at 1.07 and 0.5.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 5 for Santa Cruz, 1 for Central and 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel, with room for 60,044 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Central: José Arthur Pereira Neto (78')
Key stats
Possession: Santa Cruz 55% · Central 45% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 7-3