Match Report
Itabaiana went into the game 2nd in the table on 23 points; Vitória da Conquista sat 3rd on 22 — a 1-point gap. Vitória da Conquista ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Itabaiana were scoring 2.07 and conceding 1.36, Vitória da Conquista 1.71 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Itabaiana, 1 draw and 3 for Vitória da Conquista, at 2.6 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Estádio Etelvino Mendonça staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vitória da Conquista led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Itabaiana: Geovanio Batata (76'), Fagner da Costa Oliveira (66'), Thiago Santos (58') · Vitória da Conquista: Kleber (31'), Lucas (11')
Key stats
Possession: Itabaiana 54% · Vitória da Conquista 46% · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 6-7