Match Report
Fluminense went into the game 2nd in the table on 11 points; Junior FC sat 3rd on 10 — a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Junior FC no better than 18th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Fluminense ran at 2.5 scored and 0.83 conceded, Junior FC at 1.67 and 1.33.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Junior FC, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Fluminense against 13/15 for Junior FC.
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in Rio de Janeiro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,544. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fluminense led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.