Match Report
São Bento went into the game 13th in the table on 19 points; Guaratinguetá sat 12th on 21 — a 2-point gap. São Bento had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, São Bento ran at 1.5 scored and 0.9 conceded, Guaratinguetá at 1.22 and 1.39.
Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for São Bento, 4/15 for Guaratinguetá.
The venue was Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro in Sorocaba, with room for 13,722 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.


