Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Confiança 1st with 8, Fortaleza 2nd with 10. Recent form told a different story for Confiança: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Confiança 1.4 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Fortaleza 1.2 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.34.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Fortaleza, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Confiança, 13/15 for Fortaleza.
The venue was Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista, with room for 15,575 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fortaleza led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Confiança: Ícaro (89') · Fortaleza: Vitinho (7'), Juan Miritello (42')
Key stats
Possession: Confiança 56% · Fortaleza 44% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 2-6




