Match Report
3 points and 4 places separated them: Duque de Caxias 3rd with 11, Tigres do Brasil 7th with 8. The last five rounds placed Tigres do Brasil no better than 33rd for form, against 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Duque de Caxias 0.75 scored and 0.25 conceded per game, Tigres do Brasil 1 and 1, with the league averaging 1.16.
Duque de Caxias had won eight straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Duque de Caxias had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Tigres do Brasil, 7.
Estádio Romário de Souza Faria staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 5-2