Match Report
EC São José went into the game 20th in the table on 11 points; Náutico sat 9th on 25 — a 14-point gap. EC São José had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 13th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Per game in the league, EC São José were scoring 0.63 and conceding 1.16, Náutico 1.79 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
EC São José had lost four in a row. Over the last five, EC São José had taken 1 of 15 points to Náutico's 7.
Estádio Antônio Vieira Ramos in Gravatai, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: EC São José led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.