Match Report
Nacional AM went into the game 2nd in the table on 20 points; Manauara sat 1st on 22 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Nacional AM: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Nacional AM were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.9, Manauara 1.3 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Nacional AM's unbeaten run stood at 9. Defeat had not touched Manauara in 5 games.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Nacional AM, 1 by Manauara, 4 drawn, at 1.29 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 14% of meetings.
The match was played at Estádio Ismael Benigno (capacity 4,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Manauara: Thiago Lopes (52' og)
Key stats
Possession: Nacional AM 42% · Manauara 58% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 8-4