Match Report
EC São Bernardo (2nd, 8 pts) visited Noroeste (1st, 9 pts) with 1 points between them. EC São Bernardo's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Noroeste 0.83 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, EC São Bernardo 1 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.07.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Noroeste, 1 by EC São Bernardo, 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Dr. Alfredo de Castilho in Bauru (capacity 18,840). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.