Match Report
Cuiabá went into the game 3rd in the table on 32 points; Tombense sat 11th on 22 — a 10-point gap. Cuiabá ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.89/1.17 for Cuiabá and 0.94/1 for Tombense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
A win had eluded Tombense for 5 matches. The last-five ledger: Cuiabá 9/15, Tombense 1/15.
The match was played at Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba (capacity 42,968). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cuiabá led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.