Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Sousa 1st on 26, Globo 8th on 4. Globo had been under-performing their position — 63rd on five-round form against 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Sousa ran at 1.71 scored and 1.07 conceded, Globo at 0.36 and 2.43.
Sousa carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Globo — eight in succession. Over the last five, Sousa had taken 11 of 15 points to Globo's 0.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Sousa, 1 for Globo and 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture.
The venue was Estádio Governador Antônio Mariz, with room for 12,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Sousa: Marquinhos (47' og), Jose Arthur Santos de Oliveira (57'), Gustavo Henrique (61'), Carlos Vitor (59')
Key stats
Possession: Sousa 66% · Globo 34% · On target: 7-4