Match Report
The table read 13th (Rio Preto, 15 pts) against 4th (Grêmio Prudente, 28 pts), 13 points apart. Rio Preto had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Rio Preto were scoring 0.87 and conceding 1.2, Grêmio Prudente 2.07 and 1.27, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Grêmio Prudente, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Rio Preto against 12/15 for Grêmio Prudente.
Estádio Anísio Hadad in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, capacity 16,474, hosted the game. H. Kuhn Daldem took charge of the match — our records show 11 games refereed with an average of 3.1 yellow cards per game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.