Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Santa Cruz 6th with 20 points, Globo 8th with 4, 16 apart. Globo's recent output lagged their position: 63rd on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Santa Cruz 1.07 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Globo 0.36 and 2.43, with the league averaging 1.19.
Santa Cruz were unbeaten in 5. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Santa Cruz, 4/15 for Globo.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Santa Cruz 2, draws 2, Globo 0, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel in Recife (capacity 60,044). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.