Match Report
The table read 11th (Cuiabá, 40 pts) against 4th (Fortaleza, 48 pts), 8 points apart. Cuiabá had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Per game in the league, Cuiabá were scoring 0.96 and conceding 0.79, Fortaleza 1.11 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cuiabá 5, draws 3, Fortaleza 3, at 1.64 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
Arena Pantanal, capacity 42,968, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Cuiabá led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Cuiabá: Jean Dias (9') · Fortaleza: Maílton (54')
Key stats
Possession: Cuiabá 57% · Fortaleza 43% · Total shots: 16-5 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 4-3