Match Report
Itabuna went into the game 3rd in the table on 24 points; Democrata SL sat 7th on 10 — a 14-point gap. Democrata SL's recent output lagged their position: 63rd on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Against a league average of 1.12 goals per team per game, Itabuna ran at 1.14 scored and 0.64 conceded, Democrata SL at 0.57 and 1.5.
Itabuna carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Itabuna had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Democrata SL, 4.
Estádio Governador Roberto Santos in Salvador de Bahia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 48,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.