Match Report
In the standings it was Cuiabá 2nd on 12 points, Metropolitanos 4th on 1 — separated by 11. Metropolitanos ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/0.5 for Cuiabá and 0.5/2.67 for Metropolitanos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Cuiabá arrived off three straight defeats. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Cuiabá against 10/15 for Metropolitanos.
The match was played at Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba (capacity 10,000). Cuiabá led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.