Match Report
XV de Piracicaba (3rd, 8 pts) visited Ferroviária (1st, 12 pts) with 4 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Ferroviária: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Ferroviária ran at 1.5 scored and 0.83 conceded, XV de Piracicaba at 1 and 0.67.
Momentum sat with Ferroviária, winners of their last four, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Ferroviária held 13 points of 15 and XV de Piracicaba 6.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ferroviária 2, draws 2, XV de Piracicaba 0, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio Municipal Dr. Adhemar de Barros, with room for 20,287 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
XV de Piracicaba: Paulo Marcelo (74')
Key stats
Possession: Ferroviária 68% · XV de Piracicaba 32% · Total shots: 15-5 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 6-2