Match Report
The table read 3rd (Cuiabá, 61 pts) against 7th (Sampaio Corrêa, 57 pts), 4 points apart. On recent form Cuiabá sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Cuiabá were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.05, Sampaio Corrêa 1.32 and 1, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Cuiabá, 2 by Sampaio Corrêa, 0 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 100% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, with room for 44,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sampaio Corrêa led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.