Match Report
The table read 4th (Villa Nova, 14 pts) against 6th (Ipatinga, 4 pts), 10 points apart. On recent form Villa Nova sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Villa Nova ran at 1.7 scored and 1.2 conceded, Ipatinga at 0.6 and 3.3.
Ipatinga had gone 9 games without a win. Villa Nova had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Ipatinga, 1.
Estádio Municipal Castor de Cifuentes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,160. Villa Nova led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 6-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Villa Nova: Adiel (2'), Luiz Felipe (49'), Matheus Batista (51'), Adiel (64'), Wallace Bonilha Félix (67'), Cauã Lucas (82')
Key stats
Possession: Villa Nova 58% · Ipatinga 42% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 13-4 · Corners: 4-1




