Match Report
12 points for Mirassol (1st), 19 for FC Atlético Cearense (17th): a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Mirassol: only 21st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Mirassol were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.33, FC Atlético Cearense 0.89 and 1.84, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia in Mirassol, capacity 14,534, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mirassol led 4-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 6-0.