Match Report
4th against 5th, but level on points: FC Atlético Cearense and Sousa both had 18. FC Atlético Cearense had been under-performing their position — 55th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.14 for FC Atlético Cearense and 0.86/1 for Sousa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.12.
FC Atlético Cearense arrived on a run of three straight wins.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by FC Atlético Cearense, 3 by Sousa, 0 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa in Horizonte, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Atlético Cearense led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.