Match Report
Novorizontino went into the game 2nd in the table on 18 points; Mirassol sat 2nd on 16 — a 2-point gap. On recent form Mirassol sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Novorizontino were scoring 1.08 and conceding 0.92, Mirassol 1.75 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Novorizontino.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Novorizontino 1, draws 2, Mirassol 1, at 2.25 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi in Novo Horizonte (capacity 16,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mirassol led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Novorizontino: Waguininho (73'), Pablo Dyego (80') · Mirassol: Iury Castilho (23')